Submitted on Sunday 22nd March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 28th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Prevent All Religious Gatherings Now to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus COVID-19
We would like the government to seriously consider banning all organised religious gatherings either inside religious buildings or outside in any location as a matter of urgency, in addition to taking necessary actions to prevent further spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19.
If all of the actions that have been taken to prevent the spread of the Corona Virus up to now are necessary then it does not seem logical for any type of organised religious gatherings to be allowed to occur. Allowing any religious gatherings to continue will result in the accelerated spread of the corona virus. In view of the governments concern about the risk it is imperative that all religious gatherings be stopped immediately.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has required certain businesses and venues, including places of worship, to close, and has also banned all public gatherings of more than two people. More detail is available at the following links:
Closing certain businesses and venues: www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance
Staying at home and away from others (social distancing): www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others
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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