Submitted on Wednesday 8th April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Award the George Cross to the NHS
We are in a war situation with Coronavirus. Public gratitude to the NHS and other frontline ‘soldiers’ should be made tangible by awarding the George Cross to the NHS and George Medal to other frontline services. Strike a separate medal for award to all others involved in the fight.
I draw comparison to the award of the George Cross to the island of Malta for their people’s courage, sacrifice, resilience and steadfastness during World War 2. A fitting comparison can be made with the fight against Coronavirus by its award to the NHS and the recognition of all other organisations and individuals efforts through award of the George Medal and a separate personal award.
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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action.
Award Covid-19 medals to all emergency services and involved armed forces: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302613
A medal to honour the fortitude of people working in essential occupations: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308035
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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