Submitted on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Advise UK public to wear face masks while out & with others, during a pandemic.
Issue guidance to use face masks with current hand washing and social distancing, while the virus is present in UK. Provide advice that even homemade masks when out, in shops, with others or travelling on public transport will help slow the spread of the virus across the community during pandemic.
Current WHO (World Health Organisation) advice is based on studies mainly over 10 years ago and not on a community level.
They say masks are helpful when people have symptoms, are in frontline and when caring for someone vulnerable.
We know this virus is transmitted even before people show symptoms, so masks will help. Even home/hand made masks will help.
This 1/2 hour video explains the evidence around wearing face masks. https://youtu.be/BoDwXwZXsDI
Also see www.mask4all.org
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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Make it mandatory to wear a face mask in public during Covid-19 Pandemic: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304397
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 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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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