Is it legal to restrict the purchase of epidemic prevention materials?

Legal. In order to further improve the prevention and control of pneumonia in novel coronavirus and ensure the market supply of epidemic prevention products in our county, according to the Emergency Response Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Emergency Regulations of Public Health Emergencies, it is decided to take control and management measures for epidemic prevention products such as masks, disinfection and sterilization products, antiviral drugs and related medical devices during the epidemic prevention and control period, which will be controlled by the leading group (headquarters) for the treatment of pneumonia in novel coronavirus, our county. On the basis of actively striving for the supply of epidemic prevention supplies, the county implemented grid management and fixed-point limited sales. In the urban area, the designated pharmaceutical trading enterprises sell epidemic prevention supplies to the residents of a single community (see Annex). Urban residents buy drugs in the shops of drug trading enterprises designated by their communities with their ID cards and community passes, while villagers around the urban areas buy drugs nearby with their ID cards. Towns in the calm point pharmacies to implement fixed-point, limited sales, towns in conjunction with the market supervision departments responsible for overall coordination. At present, each person is limited to 2 masks at a time, and cannot buy them repeatedly within 2 days. The specific purchase restriction regulations are adjusted by the headquarters at any time according to the epidemic prevention and control situation. Pharmacies and related operators engaged in epidemic prevention supplies business should strictly register the "double certificates" information of buyers, and effectively implement grid, fixed-point and limited measures to ensure the effective supply of epidemic prevention supplies.