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Make a test available to care/community workers for the coronavirus

Submitted on Tuesday 17th March 2020

Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make a test available to care/community workers for the coronavirus

Petition Details

Provide a test for the coronavirus to prevent wrong self isolation and causing the care sector to suffer and with wrong self issolation not preventing the spread

Additional Information

I work in care and with the vulnerable and self isolation will leave me without pay and i may not even have the virus so need a clear diagnosis


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This petition was rejected

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301354

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/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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