coronavirus threat, under powers already given to local authorities. Such Public Health interventions can be legally applied for to shut down infected areas to either destroy or deep clean premises such as restaurants, factories or care homes.The most powerful legal rules come under the Control of Disease Act 1984, which means councils can destroy buildings, cars and even trains to protect the public if the crisis deepens.The law states: "Local authorities can make an application to a Justice of the Peace in the Magistrates’ Court to impose restrictions or requirements to close contaminated premises; close public spaces in the area of the local authority; detain a conveyance or movable structure; disinfect or decontaminate premises; or.