Looking further into the case of a woman released from Wuhan Women’s Prison coming to Beijing (Chinascope posting: Local Government: A Woman Released from Wuhan Prison Went to Beijing), Beijing News found that the government did not report the coronavirus infection at the Wuhan Women’s Prison until February 21, though a guard was confirmed to have had the infection on January 29.
In its investigation report about the case of Ms. Huang’s coming to Beijing from Wuhan, the Hubei Provincial Commission on Disciplinary Inspection mentioned that a guard was confirmed to have had the infection on January 29.
However, the Hubei Provincial Prison Administration Bureau didn’t report anything until February 21, when it stated that there were 230 infection cases at the Wuhan Women’s Prison. On February 5, Hao Aimin, member of the Hubei Provincial Judicial Bureau Party Committee and Director of Hubei Provincial Prison Bureau went to Wuhan Women’s Prison to supervise the (epidemic) battle.
The Beijing News‘ report was no longer available on its website. Phoenix republished the article but later also removed it.
Related postings on Chinascope:
- Local Government: A Lady Released from Wuhan Prison Went to Beijing
- Hiding Information: Shanghai Authorities Closed a P3 Lab for Publishing Coronavirus Genome
- Hiding Information: Liaoning Province Ordered to Destroy Files Regarding Epidemic
- Hiding Information: Media Not Allowed to Report Coronavirus Outside Party Messages
Excerpt in Chinese:
据湖北省纪委监委3月2日通报，1月29日，黄某英因所在分监区有干警被确诊新冠肺炎，黄某英属于密切接触者。
这也意味着，1月29日，武汉女子监狱即发生了感染事件。这成为湖北官方公开披露的监狱感染最早时间点。
2月21日，湖北省监狱管理局披露消息，武汉女子监狱确诊新冠肺炎病例230例，为输入型病例。
截至2月23日，湖北监狱系统共有罪犯确诊病例323人，其中武汉女子监狱279人，沙洋汉津监狱43人，省未成年管教所未1人。
到2月29日，武汉市各监所新增新冠肺炎确诊病例232人，包括监狱231人、看守所1人。截至当日武汉市监所在押人员已有806人确诊新冠肺炎。
湖北司法厅网站相关信息显示，早在2月上旬，湖北司法厅领导就曾赴武汉女子监狱和沙洋汉津监狱“督战”。
2月5日，湖南省厅党委书记、厅长、厅疫情防控指挥部指挥长谭先振曾赶赴沙洋片区实地督战，要求再强措施，再加力度，确保不发生大面积感染；厅党委委员、省监狱局局长、厅疫情防控指挥部副指挥长郝爱民赴省武汉女子监狱督战。
Source: Sina, March 3, 2020
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2020-03-03/doc-iimxxstf5942175.shtml