CHAPTER IV CONTROL
@@ Article 24. When medical care and health institutions and
anti-epidemic agencies find infectious diseases, they shall promptly
take the following control measures:
(1) Patients and pathogen carriers of A Class infectious
diseases and patients of AIDS and of pulmonary anthrax as a type
of anthrax among B Class infectious diseases shall be isolated for
treatment. The period of isolation shall be determined according
to the results of medical examination. For those who refuse
treatment in isolation or break away from treatment in isolation
before the expiration of the isolation period, the public security
department may assist medical care institutions in taking measures to
enforce the treatment in isolation;
(2) For patients of B Class infectious diseases other than
AIDS and pulmonary anthrax as a type of anthrax and patients of C
Class infectious diseases, necessary treatment and control measures
shall be taken according to the patients' conditions;
(3) Suspected patients of A Class infectious diseases shall be kept
under medical observation in designated places until a definite
diagnosis is made; and
(4) Necessary sanitary disposal and preventive measures shall be
applied to places and objects contaminated by patients,
pathogen carriers and suspected patients of infectious diseases and
persons in close contact with them.
Patients of infectious diseases,their relations and the related
units as well as the local organizations of residents or villagers
shall cooperate in executing the measures specified in the preceding
paragraphs.
@@ Article 25. In the event of an outbreak or a prevalence
of an infectious disease, the local government shall immediately
get people organized to control them and cut off the route of
transmission; when necessary, it may take the following emergency
measures, subject to reporting to and decision by the local
government at the next higher level:
(1) restricting or suspending fairs, assemblies, cinema shows,
theatrical performances and other types of mass congregation;
(2) suspension of work, business and school classes;
(3) provisional requisition of houses and means of transport; and
(4) closing public drinking water sources contaminated with the
pathogen of infectious diseases.
When a local government at or above the county level receives a
report from a government at the next lower level proposing the
adoption of the above-mentioned emergency measures, it shall make
a decision within the prescribed time limit.
The termination of emergency measures shall be announced by the
authorities that originally made the decision.
@@ Article 26. In the event of an outbreak or a prevalence of an A
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