Submitted on Wednesday 18th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 17th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Assess key workers' health before forcing them to work against COVID-19.
Many key staff are being pushed to the front line of the Coronavirus epidemic such as Doctors, Nurses, Police Officers and Delivery Workers.
There's no evidence that they are being individually risk-assessed, even though they should have the same rights as all other citizens in the UK.
Key workers over the age of 60 with underlying health problems should be offered more protection. No one should be put under undue risk just because of their job. A doctor who is 65 and has serious underlying lung disease should not be forced to work in A&E.
You might be lucky enough to work from home, but please consider those who are on the frontline.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. The Government have already advised that people who are unwell or have COVID-19 symptoms should should not be attending work
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. Or you might like to sign this petition on access to testing:
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
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