Submitted on Sunday 17th May 2020
Rejected on Monday 18th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
End the UK Coronavirus lockdown immediately
Officially end the lockdown in the UK. Encourage everyone without serious underlying health conditions to return to work and businesses to restart. Reopen schools for pupils of all ages. Provide targeted government support to people in at risk groups so they can continue to isolate if they see fit.
UK lockdown over Covid-19 is causing more harm than good. The UN predicts that the global economic collapse caused by lockdowns in countries like the UK has reversed the past two to three years of progress in reducing infant mortality, leading to an extra 600,000 child deaths worldwide. This alone is almost double the current Covid-19 death toll. Our reaction to Covid-19 has also led to an extra 49 million thrown into extreme poverty (World Bank) and 130 million facing acute hunger (UN WFP).
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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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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