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UK Mass Tests for COVID-19 to stop the spread (there is evidence)

Submitted on Friday 20th March 2020

Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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UK Mass Tests for COVID-19 to stop the spread (there is evidence)

Petition Details

According to the director-general of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus "we cannot fight this pandemic if we don't know who is infected," calling on countries to test as much as possible.

Furthermore, Wuhan stopped the spread through the acknowledgment of the affected and mass quarantine.


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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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