Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.
Article 2 The State implements the policy of putting prevention first, combining prevention with control, classified management, relying on science and relying on the masses in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
Twelfth all units and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) must accept the prevention and control measures such as investigation, inspection, sample collection and isolation treatment of infectious diseases by disease prevention and control institutions and medical institutions, and provide relevant information truthfully. Disease prevention and control institutions and medical institutions shall not disclose relevant information and materials involving personal privacy.
Where the administrative department of health and other relevant departments, disease prevention and control institutions and medical institutions illegally implement administrative management or prevention and control measures and infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of units and individuals, the relevant units and individuals may apply for administrative reconsideration or bring a lawsuit according to law.