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Issue simple home-testing kits for COVID-19 to all households

Submitted on Tuesday 17th March 2020

Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Issue simple home-testing kits for COVID-19 to all households

Petition Details

Local government provide and send out in the post a simple swab & result test similar to ones used in hospitals to every household re: the electoral register in order that citizens can home test for COVID-19 to reduce uncertainty and allow for accurate behaviour

Additional Information

Because this is only something the Government could action on a mass scale


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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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