I was told whether the isolation was at my own expense or free.

Notification isolation is divided into the following situations:

1. Whether it is necessary to return to China and be quarantined at your own expense depends on the region. Some areas need to pay their own expenses, and some areas adopt fee reduction or preferential policies, depending on the local epidemic prevention plan. Under normal circumstances, the government forces centralized isolation, which is free of charge, or has a reduction or exemption policy.

2. If the isolation is caused by your own reasons, you need to pay your own expenses. At their own expense, generally around 300 yuan.

3. After someone is diagnosed, his close contacts are required to be isolated. The reason of isolation has nothing to do with close contacts, and the isolation cost is generally paid by government funds.

4. If someone is isolated on business (such as aid construction or business trip), the isolation expenses incurred have nothing to do with the isolated city or individual, and should be borne by the company that caused the isolation.

Legal basis:

Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases

Article 42 In the event of an outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases, the local people's governments at or above the county level shall immediately organize forces to carry out prevention and control in accordance with the prevention and control plan and cut off the transmission route of infectious diseases. When necessary, it shall be reported to the people's government at the next higher level for decision, and the following emergency measures may be taken and announced:

(1) Restrict or stop fairs, theatrical performances or other crowd gathering activities;

(2) suspension of work, business or classes;

(three) closed or sealed public drinking water sources, food and related items contaminated by infectious disease pathogens;

(4) controlling or culling wild animals, domestic animals and poultry infected with the epidemic;

(five) closed places that may cause the spread of infectious diseases.

Article 45 In the event of an outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases, the State Council has the right to urgently mobilize personnel or reserve materials and temporarily requisition houses, vehicles and related facilities and equipment throughout the country or across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

Article 48 When an epidemic situation of infectious diseases occurs, the disease prevention and control institutions designated by the health administrative department of the people's government at or above the provincial level and other professional and technical institutions related to infectious diseases may enter the epidemic spot and epidemic area for investigation, sample collection, technical analysis and inspection.