Legal basis: Article 42 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. When infectious diseases break out and are prevalent, the local people's governments at or above the county level shall immediately organize forces to carry out prevention and control according to the prevention and control plan and cut off the transmission route of infectious diseases. When necessary, it shall be reported to the people's government at the next higher level for decision, and the following emergency measures may be taken and announced:
(1) Restrict or stop fairs, theatrical performances or other crowd gathering activities;
(2) suspension of work, business or classes;
(three) closed or sealed public drinking water sources, food and related items contaminated by infectious disease pathogens;
(4) controlling or culling wild animals, domestic animals and poultry infected with the epidemic;
(five) closed places that may cause the spread of infectious diseases.
When the people's government at a higher level receives the report of the people's government at a lower level on taking the emergency measures listed in the preceding paragraph, it shall make a decision immediately.
The lifting of emergency measures shall be decided and announced by the original decision-making organ.
Fiftieth article of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law has one of the following acts, and it shall be given a warning or a fine of not more than 200 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan:
(a) refusing to implement the decisions and orders issued by the people's government in an emergency;
(two) hinder the staff of state organs to perform their duties according to law;
(3) obstructing the passage of fire engines, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles, police cars and other vehicles performing emergency tasks;
(four) forcibly broke into the warning tape and the warning zone set up by the public security organs.
Whoever obstructs the people's police from performing their duties according to law shall be given a heavier punishment.