Is the closed management of epidemic area legal?

Legal analysis: Whether the epidemic area is legally closed depends on the specific situation. If there is definite evidence that there are many infected patients in a community, if it is not blocked and managed, it may cause the spread of infectious diseases. According to the relevant regulations, the administrative organ has the right to make a decision on the closed management of the community.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.

Article 41 The local people's governments at or above the county level may take isolation measures against the persons in the places where cases of Class A infectious diseases occur or in specific areas within the places, and report to the people's governments at the next higher level at the same time; The people's government at a higher level that receives the report shall immediately make a decision on approval or disapproval. If the people's government at a higher level makes a decision not to approve, the people's government that implements the isolation measures shall immediately lift the isolation measures. During the period of isolation, the people's government that implements isolation measures shall provide living security for the isolated personnel; If the isolated person has a work unit, his work unit will not stop paying his remuneration during the isolation period. The lifting of isolation measures shall be decided by the original decision-making organ and announced.

Article 42 In the event of an outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases, the local people's governments at or above the county level shall immediately organize forces to carry out prevention and control in accordance with the prevention and control plan and cut off the transmission route of infectious diseases. When necessary, the following emergency measures can be taken and announced after being approved by the people's government at the next higher level: (1) restricting or stopping performances in markets, theaters or other places where people gather; (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.