Legal basis: Article 25 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan; If the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan: (1) spreading rumors, falsely reporting dangerous situations, epidemic situations or police situations or intentionally disturbing public order by other means; (two) throwing fake explosions, toxic, radioactive, corrosive substances or infectious disease pathogens and other dangerous substances to disturb public order; (3) Threatening to set fire, explode or throw dangerous substances to disturb public order.
Article 77 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. Any unit or individual that violates the provisions of this Law and causes the spread and epidemic of infectious diseases and damages others' personal and property shall bear civil liability according to law.