China fires Hubei province party leader

The outbreak of the corona virus in China has further personnel consequences: As the state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday, the party secretary of the particularly hard-hit province of Hubei has been replaced. Jiang Chaoliang was replaced by Ying Yong, the previous mayor of Shanghai. The heads of the health commission in the province were dismissed on Tuesday.

Recently, there has been growing criticism in China of the inaction or slow response of the authorities to the outbreak. The death of doctor Li Wenliang caused nationwide dismay and sympathy last weekwho warned early about the onset of the corona virus, but was reportedly forced to stop spreading these "rumors". The 34-year-old died because he was infected with the virus.