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Make spitting in a public area illegal especially within context of Covid 19

Submitted on Friday 17th April 2020

Rejected on Monday 27th April 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make spitting in a public area illegal especially within context of Covid 19

Petition Details

Spitting is a public health hazard. It is proven to transit respiratory illnesses. In our current Covid 19 crisis, we must reduce the risk of transmission of infectious illnesses. Spitting should be punishable by a fine.

Additional Information

Reduce death and illnesses which are preventable


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This petition was rejected

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.

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