Legal basis: Article 30 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, when disease prevention and control institutions, medical institutions, blood collection and supply institutions and their personnel performing their duties find the epidemic situation of infectious diseases or other outbreaks, epidemics and sudden infectious diseases with unknown causes as stipulated in this Law, they shall follow the principle of territorial management of epidemic situation reporting and report according to the contents, procedures, methods and time limit stipulated by the health administrative department of the State Council or the State Council. When military medical institutions provide medical services to the public, they shall report the epidemic situation of infectious diseases specified in the preceding paragraph in accordance with the provisions of the administrative department of health of the State Council.