Submitted on Sunday 3rd May 2020
Rejected on Monday 18th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Completely end COVID-19 lockdown right now! The cure is killing the patient...
Lockdown was introduced on the evening of Monday March 23rd with full and immediate effect. It should be comprehensively ended as soon as possible, also with immediate effect.
There is no doubt that coronavirus disease is killing people, but, as at the beginning of May, there is no evidence that it is significantly worse than a severe outbreak of seasonal flu - see the government's own data for 2014-2015, for example.
However, lockdown, was introduced on the basis of conjectural data which had been used to predict a far worse outcome (500,000 deaths).
The economic, social and psychological consequences of lockdown have already been devastating. End it now!
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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.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315979
On 10 May the Prime Minister gave a speech about the Government's plans for reopening society: www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-address-to-the-nation-on-coronavirus-10-may-2020
The Government has also published a more detailed recovery strategy, and updated much of its coronavirus guidance: www.gov.uk/government/publications/our-plan-to-rebuild-the-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy
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 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 letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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