Submitted on Sunday 22nd March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make sure the NHS staff have effective PPE.
Give the NHS staff the correct PPE.
In both Italy and China, they have been given a respirator, a full bodysuit, gloves, a visor and the patients in respiratory protective hoods. They still have had thousands infected & even died from contracting this virus. THE UK ARE GIVEN LESS PPE THAN THIS!
The PHE have downgraded the protection needed in the UK for direct contact with patients with COVID 19.
The UK have been given a surgical theatre mask (ineffective after 20 mins), a plastic apron and gloves. The same surgical masks are the ones which world over people have been told are ineffective for a barrier against this virus.
There will be more cross infection & no staff left to look after the patients. Its counter productive and a threat to life.
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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/304243
Advice on the use of personal protective equipment is a matter for Public Health England, not the Government or Parliament.
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 coranavirus 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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