Submitted on Wednesday 1st April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Enforce the covering of mouth and nose in public spaces
Every country that has gotten on top of their Covid-19 outbreak has had high mask usage in the general population. Washing our hands prevents one method of transmission but preventing transmission through the air is just as vital. We need to enforce the wearing of masks in public to achieve this.
I want the government to tell people that anyone spotted without a covered mouth and nose in public, without good reason for them not being covered, will be fined and sent home, as per the other lockdown measures.
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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.
Make it mandatory to wear a face mask in public during Covid-19 Pandemic: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304397
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NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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