Submitted on Thursday 9th April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make the wearing of face masks in public places compulsory during COVID-19
This petition urges the UK government to URGENTLY revisit its policy on the wearing of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic making it mandatory for all citizens to wear a mask when in public spaces. Face masks should be manufactured in the UK by re-purposed manufacturers and handed out for free.
The failure of the UK government to accept the mandatory use of face masks may cost us dearly with higher levels of person to person transmission in public spaces that in turn leads to more cases, more deaths and resultantly a significantly longer lock down period with greater economic damage to the country. See the blog https://leukaemiabusters.org.uk/blog/blog-unmasking-the-myths for further information and the rationale behind this call.
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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.
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
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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