Submitted on Wednesday 18th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Test frontline NHS staff for COVID-19 as a priority
I want the government to protect the frontline doctors and nurses who are putting their own safety on the line to help our country get through this pandemic.
Doctors and nurses that show symptoms or are in contact with anyone that shows symptoms should be tested instead of isolated.
The government should prioritise testing doctors and nurses who show symptoms, come into contact with anyone that has symptoms or anyone that has tested positive.
Instead of asking them to isolate without proof that they are sick and therefore taking them out of the workforce where we are already struggling.
It is logical to test them first, if they test positive, remove them, if they test negative allow them to continue working and supporting the already strained NHS frontline workforce.
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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 petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304005.
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
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