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Start coronavirus testing of every person in the UK on a regular basis.

Submitted on Wednesday 18th March 2020

Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Start coronavirus testing of every person in the UK on a regular basis.

Petition Details

With utmost urgency, we wish the government to implement measures that will allow coronavirus (COVID-19) testing of every person in the UK on a regular basis. And through international collaboration, extend the means for testing to everyone in the world.

Additional Information

There is a pandemic that has no cure or vaccine.
People are dying.
We want the government to urgently take action and mobilise communities and the medical industry to test for coronavirus (COVID-19) on a mass basis.
We want the government to lead the world and work internationally with other nations in order to implement global coronavirus testing in every country.


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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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