Submitted on Saturday 21st March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 21st April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Limit the number of customers into supermarkets to protect staff from Covid 19
Currently key workers and members of the public are being put at risk by supermarkets allowing 100's customers through the doors at one time. I want the government to work with the supermarkets to limit the number of people that can enter the store to stop the spread of Covid 19.
I would like the government to put restrictions on the supermarkets and enforce stores to have a set limit of how many people can enter the store at one time to stop the spread of Covid 19 to key workers and customers.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has issued guidance for food businesses on coronavirus, which recommends that supermarkets monitor the number of customers within store and limit access to avoid congestion: www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-food-businesses/guidance-for-food-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19
It is up to individual retailers to determine how they implement this guidance.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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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