Tag: involuntary quarantine

Strict and, at times, intrusive but definitely effective means of combating coronavirus spread. Isolation may also be a part of the process to separate healthy people from those who caught the disease. This is not only acting as a medical function, but also “police power”, as it is derived from the right of the state to take action affecting individuals for the benefit of society.

CDC is authorized to detain, examine, and release people subjects affected by the disease. However, total power is vested upon the federal government, including the executive which is the President and Vice President of the United States.