Submitted on Monday 6th April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 27th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Encourage the wearing of masks by the public to reduce coronavirus transmission
The government should organise the production of sufficient cloth masks for the entire UK population, distribute them, and then encourage the wearing of masks in public places.
The virus that causes COVID-19 is transmitted largely through droplets, which can be created as people speak. Carriers may show no symptoms but still spread the virus. Even simple cloth facemasks can substantially inhibit the escape of droplets, and so reduce transmission of the virus from the mask-wearer.
Every country to successfully control COVID-19 to date has employed mass-masking. Many countries (US, France, Austria) have recently embraced masks in light of the pandemic. We should too.
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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 some of these petitions:
Make it mandatory to wear a face mask in public during Covid-19 Pandemic: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304397
Supply and mandate the use of face masks and gloves: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308209
Supply surgical masks to be used by the general public: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306950
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: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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