Submitted on Friday 15th May 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 27th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make face covering mandatory in public enclosed spaces
We need to make covering one's nose and mouth where droplets can be expelled mandatory in public enclosed spaces or where social distancing is not possible in order to reduce the spread of Covid-19. If an individual does not follow this rule, he/she could be advised to leave the premise.
While the latest Government guideline advises people to wear face covering if they can, making this optional will make those who choose to cover their faces less protected. This is because while wearing face masks may not protect the wearer it can prevent others from getting infected by blocking the path in which droplets travel. Many Covid-19 cases are asymptomatic and are unaware that they are spreading the virus in public and may think face covering is unnecessary.
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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 some of these petitions:
Make it mandatory to wear a face mask in public during Covid-19 Pandemic: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304397
Supply and mandate the use of face masks and gloves: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308209
Supply surgical masks to be used by the general public: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306950
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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