Submitted on Thursday 9th April 2020
Rejected on Thursday 28th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Start rolling out Covid-19 test via local authorities
In order to help the country out of lockdown. This petition calls for testing to be placed in the hands of local authorities in order for each household to be systematically tested to show if they are clear of Covid-19. That way we can start to move out of lockdown.
Currently we do not know if people have already been affected by the virus or not. We need to follow a similar system as China to allow people a verification code or some form of result to say that they are virus free and can resume some form of normality. The longer the lockdown progresses without any structured method of testing, the worst the consequences will be for everyone. By placing the responsibility with local authorities we can systematically rule out which areas are virus free.
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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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301354
Since you started your petition the Government has published guidance about how to get a coronavirus test: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested
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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