Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.
Article 44 When a Class A infectious disease occurs, in order to prevent the infectious disease from spreading through the means of transport and the people and articles it carries, traffic health quarantine can be implemented. The specific measures shall be formulated by the State Council.
Article 45 In the event of an outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases, the State Council has the right to urgently mobilize personnel or reserve materials and temporarily requisition houses, vehicles and related facilities and equipment throughout the country or across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Those who are urgently transferred shall be given reasonable remuneration in accordance with the regulations. Temporary requisition of houses, vehicles and related facilities and equipment shall be compensated according to law; Those that can be returned shall be returned in time.