He Yanfang, an official in Jingzhou City in Hubei Province, was suspended from work after his son showed off his father helping him avoid the blockade.

The decision to suspend He Yanfang, the market director of the Jingzhou City Chamber of Commerce, was announced by local authorities on Weibo today after he was accused of "abusing his power."

His son He Hao, who previously posted a video to Weibo, showed the young man traveling through a toll booth in Tianmen City with a "restricted movement" sign. The roads around Hubei province, the center of corona pneumonia (Covid-19), are being cordoned off to prevent the spread of disease.

"I never thought my father was that much right. I never benefited from him being an official until the epidemic broke out. When the province closed roads, he used the connections." to pick me up from Thien Mon to Kinh Chau ", He Hao wrote.

Before leaving, He Hao was isolated in Tianmen City for 22 days. Mr. Yan Yanfang asked a friend to take him back to Jingzhou because he was responsible for transporting important supplies. The blockade in Hubei currently only prohibits vehicles carrying people, cattle and wildlife.

He Hao's post quickly became outrageous when many were curious about the father's position, and at the same time called for a corruption investigation. "While the nurse rode a four-day bicycle to return to Wuhan, the children of an official boasted of power," a Weibo user commented.

He Hao apologized and promised to "strictly abide by laws and regulations, and pay attention to future statements and actions." The young man also deleted every Weibo post and changed his account name, but failed to extinguish the backlash.

Jingzhou City imposed a road ban and public transport restriction from January 24. As of February 14, the locality had 1,478 new corona virus infections (nCoV) and 32 deaths. Meanwhile, there are 27 countries and territories reporting worldwide, with 67,100 cases and 1,526 deaths.

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