Legal basis:
"The Chinese People's **** and the State Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases"
Article 42 In case of outbreaks and epidemics of infectious diseases, the local people's governments at or above the county level shall immediately organize their forces to combat and prevent the disease according to the preventive and control plans and cut off the means of transmission of infectious diseases, and, if necessary, report to the people's government of the next higher level for a decision to be made, and the following emergency measures may be adopted and To be announced: (a) limit or stop the fair, theater performances or other crowd gathering activities; (b) stop work, business, classes; (c) closed or sealed by the infectious disease pathogens contaminated by the public *** drinking water sources, food and related items; (d) control or culling of infected wild animals, livestock and poultry; (e) closed the places that may cause the spread of infectious diseases.
Article 45 In case of outbreaks and epidemics of infectious diseases, according to the needs of infectious disease outbreak control, the State Council has the right, on a national scale or across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, local people's governments at or above the county level have the right to urgently mobilize personnel or call for reserve materials, and to temporarily requisition houses, means of transport, and related facilities and equipment in the administrative region.