Submitted on Monday 23rd March 2020
Rejected on Friday 24th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Coronavirus: Follow WHO guidance on extensive live virus testing
We, the undersigned, call on the Government to increase the
availability of testing for live SARS-COV-2 virus, the cause of COVID19 (commonly called Coronavirus) to enable a thorough campaign of testing, tracing of contacts and isolation of those exposed to the virus and to carry it through.
The WHO recommends a public health strategy in dealing with the COVID19 epidemic which includes extensive testing, tracing of contacts and isolation of those exposed to the virus. This proved successful in China, South Korea and elsewhere. In Vo in Italy this approach achieved complete elimination of the disease.
Current testing in England is only sufficient to locate cases of the COVID19 disease in seriously unwell in-patients - too little to get NHS staff back to work or follow WHO advice.
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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/306369
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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