Submitted on Tuesday 7th April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Enforce the mandatory use of facemasks during the period of the covid19 crisis.
Using emergency powers, I would like the government to force all of us to wear face masks whilst out in public. This enforcement should be as a part of the government strategy to control the spread of covid19. Due to worldwide shortages, this should allow the use of home made face masks.
Due to world shortages of face masks, use of these has not been included in the public guidelines we are all following.
It is now accepted that the use of face masks, by the public, is an effective way of reducing transmission rates. This is now being made a part of the public response in other countries, notibly just two days ago in the USA.
By using face masks when out in public we will save thousands of lives, reduce the impact on the NHS and save our economy billions of pounds.
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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
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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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