Submitted on Friday 10th July 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
To oppose,mandatory wearing of face coverings outside of the home in England.
There is little evidence for this and I fear for the mental health and wellbeing of vast swathes of the population, if this were to become mandated.
I work in a busy general hospital, I see fellow staff struggling every day wearing mandatory face masks in hospitals, when NOT in direct contact with a patient. Hand washing and NOT touching the face are the most effective at breaking the chain of infection.This knee jerk response has led to hospital staff touching their faces with regularity, due to constant irritation and discomfort, from prolonged mask wearing. Most colleagues find it intolerable,affecting physical and mental health.
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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:
Don't make the wearing of face masks compulsory in public places in
England: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331174
Repeal the decision to implement compulsory face coverings in English shops: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331430
Make the use of masks on public transport voluntary and not mandatory: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325079
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