Submitted on Monday 6th April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 9th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Encourage people to exercise safely outdoors during the covid-19 crisis.
On 5/4/2020, Matt Hancock warned that, unless people follow the Covid guidelines on physical distancing, he would consider a total ban on exercising outdoors.
Covid is a shocking disease, causing thousands of early deaths beyond the usual level – but Hancock's move would make things worse.
Physical activity is important for many other aspects of physical health, and for mental health.
It poses no real risk if done responsibly.
A ban would distract attention and police resources away from other, more effective, actions.
It would be 'collective punishment' of the majority who are doing their best to help with the Covid effort
It would particulary punish people without a garden to move about or relax in.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has relaxed the coronavirus restrictions, including relating to outdoor exercise. The Government has published an FAQ on what you currently can and can't do here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do#gatherings-public-spaces-and-outdoor-activities
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 find 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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