A resident of Manzhouli, a land port city in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, takes a nucleic acid testing on November 28, 2021. The city reported 19 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 60 samples that were positive for coronavirus. Photo: VCG

The border city Manzhouli in North China's Inner Mongolia has deposed five officials, and issued a warning to one for slow and weak response in combating COVID-19. 

Zhao Hui, a deputy director of public security bureau of Jalai Nur district, Manzhouli, was removed from office on Sunday for delaying the transfer and quarantine of more than 100 close contacts of an infected individual on Saturday. 

So was a vice chairman of Manzhouli Labor Union Su Weidong, who poorly discharged his duty at quarantine hotels on Friday. 

Four other officials in the same district were criticized on Sunday for lack of responsibility in promoting nucleic acid tests, transferring people under quarantine or managing lockdown residential areas.

Three of them were deposed on Monday -- a member of the Standing Committee of CPC Jalai Nur District Committee, director of public security bureau of Jalai Nur, and a deputy district head in charge of the local health commission.

Local authorities called on government officials to stay on high alert and fight against the latest COVID-19 flare-up with full effort.

According to the regional health commission, Inner Mongolia has reported 360 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Monday, with 322 cases detected in Manzhouli and 32 cases in Jalai Nur.

Global Times