Submitted on Thursday 12th March 2020
Rejected on Monday 16th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Reduce the risks of a Covid-19 epidemic: avoid delay, it's time to act.
Strongly encourage all businesses that have the possibility to allow their employees to work from home, and to postpone non-urgent meetings or arrange them through videoconference.
Discourage all travel if not essential.
Postpone large public events.
Test everyone with cold/flu symptoms.
We have seen what's happening in Italy and the UK is still on time to adopt early measures that will contribute to contain and/or delay the spread of Covid-19. It is "very likely" that the UK will face an epidemic (Prime minister). 60 to 80% will be infected (Angela Merkel). Covid-19 is now a pandemic (WHO). This is an unprecedented event. Government should adopt some reasonable measures now, having seen the extraordinary situation.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petitions calling for these actions:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300885
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300965
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301439
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
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