Is it illegal not to wear a mask during the epidemic?

Anyone who enters or exits residential areas, supermarkets, vegetable markets, hotels and other public places. Those who take public transport and refuse to cooperate with managers to persuade them to wear masks are suspected of violating Article 23 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment, and are given a warning or a fine of not more than 200 yuan.

If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan.

Those who cause the spread of novel coronavirus or have a serious risk of spread may be suspected of violating Article 330th of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), which constitutes the crime of obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

During the epidemic prevention and control, it is both a moral obligation and a legal obligation for citizens to wear masks in public places. Citizens who refuse to wear masks in public places refuse to carry out the decisions and orders issued by the people's government in an emergency, and the police have the right to enforce the law.