A few days ago, many Chinese media reported the story that a woman who was release from a Wuhan prison came to Beijing on February 22 and was confirmed with coronavirus two days later. People were asking how she managed to come to Beijing.
Hubei Daily, the newspaper under Hubei Provincial Communist Party Committee, reported on February 26 that Ying Yong, Hubei Provincial Party Secretary said it was absolutely not allowed to let such a case that bypassed traffic control happen. Hubei Party Commission for Disciplinary Inspection led the investigation.
On March 2, Beijing News reported the investigation result: Ms. Huang was serving a prison term due to a crime of corruption, at the Wuhan Women’s Prison. On January 29, a guard in her section of the prison was confirmed to have the novel coronavirus infection and Ms. Huang was in close contact with that guard. Ms. Huang finished serving her prison term on February 17, but stayed in the prison for “quarantine observation.” From February 17 to 21,the prison checked her temperature 13 times; twice she had a temperature of 37.3 degree (celcius), which was at the borderline of a coronavirus symptom. On February 21, guards took Ms. Huang to the highway toll booth north of Wuhan to hand her over to her daughter and her daughter’s ex-husband. They then drove her all the way to Beijing on February 22. They managed to pass check points and took Ms. Huang to a residential neighborhood in Beijing.
The investigation team took action against several mid-level officials. It put the head of Hubei Provincial Judicial Department under further investigation; removed the head of Hubei Provincial Prison Bureau from his post and put him under further investigation and put the head of the Wuhan Prison, who had been removed from his position earlier due to the outbreak of the coronavirus infection at the prison, under further investigation.
Staff performing coronavirus checks at the entry points to Beijing were also punished.
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1. Excerpt in Chinese:
在武汉封城30多天后的2月22日，一名武汉来客抵达北京入住东城区新怡家园小区，并在两日后被确诊为新冠肺炎病例。知情人士证实其为刑满释放人员。
Source: Caixin, February 27, 2020
http://china.caixin.com/2020-02-27/101520878.html
2. Excerpt in Chinese:
此外，据《湖北日报》2月26日报道，针对26日网传一名刑满释放新冠肺炎确诊人员离汉抵京的有关情况，湖北省委书记应勇同志作出批示：在疫情防控最吃劲的关键阶段，竟发生此类严重违反离汉离鄂通道管控的事件，绝不能允许。要迅速查清事实，依纪依法严肃处理，及时回应社会关切。此事还是否涉及其他违法违纪问题，也要彻查。不论涉及到谁，都要一查到底。离汉离鄂通道管控事关全国疫情防控大局，要坚持“全国一盘棋”，吸取教训，举一反三，切实把各项管控措施落到实处。
湖北省已成立由省纪委监委牵头，省委政法委、省检察院、省公安厅、省司法厅组成的联合调查组，立即开展调查工作。
Source: Beijing News, February 27, 2020
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/02/27/695701.html
3. Excerpt in Chinese:
今年61岁的黄某英，女，湖北省恩施土家族自治州宣恩县人，原系湖北省宣恩县水利水产局财务股副股长兼出纳。2014年2月18日因犯贪污罪，被恩施土家族苗族自治州中级人民法院判处有期徒刑10年，服刑期间，两次减刑共14个月。刑期自2011年4月18日起至2020年2月17日止。
1月29日，黄某英所在分监区有干警被确诊为新冠肺炎，黄某英属于密切接触者。
2月17日黄某英刑满释放后，留在武汉女子监狱隔离观察。
2月17日至21日上午，监狱为黄某英测量体温13次，其中18日、19日两次体温为37.3°C。其间，黄某英再三找干警，要求回家。干警与其女儿联系，其女儿表示想办法解决。后干警与其女儿前夫约定于2月21日上午，由监狱将黄某英送至武汉北高速收费站口交其接走。
黄某英和女儿及其女儿前夫驾乘京牌私家车，于2月21日11时30分进入京港澳高速，2月22日凌晨到达北京，24日黄某英被确诊为新冠肺炎。
联合调查组认为，对于“黄某英事件”，湖北省司法厅负领导责任，省监狱局负主要责任，武汉女子监狱负直接责任，武汉市东西湖区公安分局履行查控职责不到位，应依法依规依纪严肃追究相关人员责任。
北京方面，市公安局大兴分局求贤检查站在疫情防控检查工作中存在工作疏漏，值班辅警工作不认真，履职不到位，导致黄某英顺利进京，求贤检查站站长刘杰、政委李樾负重要领导责任；求贤检查站副站长王志海作为当班领导，并负责处置岗工作，对工作不认真细致，应负主要领导责任；求贤检查站辅警王辉工作不认真、履职不到位，是黄某英顺利进京的直接责任人。
Source: Beijing News, March 2, 2020
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/03/02/697897.html