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Adopt a Chinese-style Response to Coronavirus COVID-19 Immediately

Submitted on Thursday 26th March 2020

Rejected on Thursday 14th May 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

Petition Action

Adopt a Chinese-style Response to Coronavirus COVID-19 Immediately

Petition Details

Forcibly quarantine those with virus symptoms and their recent contacts.
Expand and speed up testing
Close shops, and employ members of the public to deliver food and medicine safely.
Only vital workers, carrying proof of their jobs, may leave their homes.
Fines and worse for rule-breakers.

Additional Information

China successfully contained the Coronavirus, while the UK and other European countries are failing to do so. To maximise the safety of vast numbers of our most vulnerable people we ought to follow China’s example.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Since you started your petition the Government has imposed a number of restrictions along the lines of those proposes by your petition.

If you would like the Government to change its approach to the coronavirus outbreak you could start a new petition stating what specific changes you would like the Government to make.

If you want the Government to consider closing down offices and businesses and ordering home working, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301439

If you want the Government to close all businesses that are not vital, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308122

If you want the Government to implement a complete lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310805

If you want the Government to close all shops including supermarkets, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310341

If you want the Government to close all unnecessary businesses including takeaways, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307294

If you would like the Government to close all non-essential online stores and warehouses, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/311765

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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