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The US FedGov + state and local authorities have the ability to issue quarantines using local police or other forces. No different than the police enforcing a
by blaser-waffle 7y ago
The US FedGov + state and local authorities have the ability to issue quarantines using local police or other forces. No different than the police enforcing a curfew or other regulations. These have been used several times; my grandmother told me stories about being quarantined in Philadelphia during the 1930s.
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/aboutlawsregulationsquarantineisolation.html https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/aboutlawsregulationsquarantin...
There are links at the bottom to specific legislation.