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Hubei Prison Administrative Bureau announced a reshuffle on Monday afternoon as three senior officials were removed from posts including the bureau's chief and deputy head.
It comes after the result of an investigation into how an ex-prison inmate from Wuhan, who's infected with the novel coronavirus, traveled to Beijing was released on Monday.
The inmate, surnamed Huang, was released from Wuhan women's prison on February 21, less than a week after completing her sentence which was finished on February 17.
She was picked up by her daughter and her daughter's ex-husband by car on the same day and arrived in Beijing, where her daughter lives, on February 22. Huang was diagnosed with COVID-19 in Beijing two days later.
The incident has caused uproar in China as it is unknown how Huang left Wuhan, a city that been sealed off since January 23, and "sneaked into" Beijing without any trouble.
Beijing authorities Monday also revealed details of the case at a daily press conference, saying they're now working to see if Huang has committed a crime.
Four relevant parties – the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, the highway inspection station, the community where Huang resides, and the property management company - have all been penalized.
Huang is now being treated at Beijing's Ditan hospital.
