Submitted on Friday 27th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Test NHS staff for COVID-19 with any manner of symptoms, no matter how mild
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock have been tested for mild COVID-19 symptoms and both have a positive result. NHS staff are having to self isolate without having a test, or in other cases not isolating as they are asymptomatic or do not have a cough and fever.
I work frontline at an inner city GP surgery. This week, 9 members of our 18 strong team have had to self isolate due to symptoms. I have had cold symptoms (no cough or fever) from Sunday last week, during that time I attended my workplace. If I had been tested before I would have known not to go to work and further infect others. Frontline staff should be tested to maintain operation capability and reinforce the strength of NHS staff helping the most vulnerable.
(Also we need more PPE urgently)
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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/304005.
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
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