Who can decide on lockdown measures? The state has these regulations for epidemic control!

The "Twenty Measures" in the "Notice on Further Optimizing the Prevention and Control Measures of the New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic and Doing Scientific and Accurate Prevention and Control Work" issued by the Comprehensive Team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council to Respond to the New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Mentioned, "Strictly implement the unified national prevention and control policy, and it is strictly prohibited to arbitrarily close schools and classes, suspend work and production, block traffic without approval, arbitrarily adopt 'silent' management, arbitrarily block and control, not unblock for a long time, arbitrarily suspend clinics, etc." How to understand this expression in the "Twenty Articles" and under what circumstances can blockade and control measures be implemented? Who can decide? 1. Who can decide to take blockade and control measures? Answer: Above the county level. The legal basis for local people's governments to implement lockdown management is the "Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases" and the "Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies". Article 42 of the "Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases" stipulates: "When an infectious disease breaks out or becomes popular, the local people's government at or above the county level shall carry out prevention and control in accordance with the prevention and control plan. If necessary, it may be reported to the people's government at the next higher level for decision. Take emergency measures prescribed by law and make announcements." These measures include "restricting or stopping markets, theater performances or other crowd gathering activities, closing places that may cause the spread of infectious diseases, suspending work, suspending business, suspending classes" and other measures. Articles 4 and 6 of the "Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies" also specify that the health administrative departments of local people's governments at or above the county level are specifically responsible for organizing the investigation, control and medical treatment of emergencies.

On November 25, volunteers in Tieshu Xiejie Community, Dashilan Street, Xicheng District, Beijing were working. Beijing Daily photo. 2. Under what circumstances can regional closed management be implemented? Answer: High-risk areas, based on units and buildings, are based on the latest "Delimitation and Control of New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Risk Areas" issued by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council on November 19. Plan" to implement community prevention and control measures in categories. High-risk areas implement regional closures; low-risk areas strengthen social control, and all types of personnel in the area carry out nucleic acid tests in accordance with requirements. During this period, they should try to avoid going out, not gathering, and not getting together, and they should take personal protection when going out. How to divide high and low risk areas? According to the 20 measures and the "New Coronavirus Epidemic Risk Area Delimitation and Control Plan", in principle, the places where infected people live, as well as work places and activity areas with frequent activities and high risk of epidemic spread, etc. Delimited as high-risk areas, high-risk areas are generally delineated on a unit or building basis and shall not be expanded at will; other areas in the county (city, district, banner) where the high-risk area is located are delineated as low-risk areas. Who will delineate high-risk areas? According to the latest "New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Risk Area Delimitation and Control Plan", the delineation of high-risk areas and low-risk areas will be determined by expert groups organized by the prefecture-level epidemic prevention and control command department based on the risk of epidemic spread. The size of the epidemic will be delineated, and the provincial-level joint prevention and control mechanism (leading group, headquarters) will provide forward command and provide professional guidance and support. The prevention and control work in high-risk areas and low-risk areas is under the unified command of the prefecture-level epidemic prevention and control command departments. 3. Can fire escapes in communities and buildings be sealed? Answer: No unit or individual may damage, misappropriate or demolish without authorization in accordance with Article 28 of the Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China. , Disable fire-fighting facilities and equipment, and shall not bury, encircle, or block fire hydrants or occupy fire prevention distances, and shall not occupy, block, or close evacuation passages, safety exits, and fire truck passages. Doors and windows in crowded places shall not be equipped with obstacles that may affect escape, fire fighting and rescue. According to the above-mentioned legal provisions, no unit or individual may seal or block safety exits, block evacuation passages, or occupy fire truck passages without authorization on the grounds of epidemic prevention and control needs.

Residents of Jiaobeitoutiao Community, Andingmen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, participate in voluntary services for epidemic prevention and control. Beijing Daily photo. 4. What conditions are met to be unblocked? Answer: No new infections have been found for 5 consecutive days. Article 20 clearly states that high-risk areas that meet the conditions for unblocking must be unblocked in a timely manner. The latest "New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Risk Area Delimitation and Control Plan" clarifies that no new infections have been found in high-risk areas for 5 consecutive days, and all personnel in the risk area completed a round of nucleic acid screening on the 5th day and all were negative. downgraded to a low-risk area. High-risk areas that meet the conditions for unblocking must be unblocked in a timely manner. After all high-risk areas are lifted, normalized prevention and control measures will be implemented throughout the county (city, district, banner). It is also mentioned that confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections in the following situations will not be included in the determination of risk areas: confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections discovered during centralized isolation medical observation, after investigation and evaluation, there is no risk of transmission outside the centralized isolation point; Confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections discovered during home isolation medical observation have been investigated and evaluated as having no risk of transmission outside the home; confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections discovered during strict closed-loop management of employees in high-risk positions have been investigated and evaluated as having no risk of outside the closed loop. Risk of transmission; persons who have tested positive for nucleic acid after being discharged from the hospital (cabin) have no risk of transmission after investigation and evaluation; the Ct value of the nucleic acid test is ≥35, and they have been screened as immigrants who have been infected in the past.

5. How to rectify the problem of "one size fits all" and layer upon layer? Answer: Those who have caused serious consequences will be strictly held accountable in accordance with the law and regulations. According to the 20 measures, local party committees and governments must implement local responsibilities and strictly implement the unified national prevention and control policies. , it is strictly prohibited to arbitrarily close schools and classes, suspend work and production, block traffic without approval, arbitrarily adopt "silent" management, arbitrarily block and control, not unblock for a long time, arbitrarily suspend clinics, etc., and increase notification and public exposure. Strengthen efforts to strictly hold those who cause serious consequences accountable in accordance with the law and regulations. Give full play to the role of special teams at all levels to rectify problems that have been escalated at all levels, efficiently collect and transfer reporting clues, and urge local governments to make timely rectifications. The National Health Commission, the Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transport and other industry authorities have strengthened supervision and guidance on the industry system, increased the exposure of typical cases, and effectively acted as a deterrent.