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Introduce weekly Covid-19 testing for school staff and students in England

Submitted by Susanna Jones on Wednesday 2nd September 2020

Published on Wednesday 9th September 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 9th March 2021

Signatures: 450

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Asymptomatic ~ Children ~ Covid ~ Covid-19 ~ Covid-19 testing ~ Covid-19 tests ~ Education ~ England ~ Save Lives ~ Schools ~ schools in england ~ Staff ~ Test ~ testing ~ Tests ~ virus

Petition Action

Introduce weekly Covid-19 testing for school staff and students in England

Petition Details

The Government should introduce saliva testing for Covid-19 in all schools in England to test pupils and staff weekly regardless of whether they show symptoms.

Additional Information

Children are susceptible to catching COVID-19 but often are asymptomatic or show few symptoms. They are able to effectively spread the virus to each other and more vulnerable children or adults without knowing. Simply removing children once they show symptoms will not be enough to limit spread and save lives.

Weekly testing could help reduce the spread of the virus and make our schools and society safer places. Protect our children’s education and reduce the spread of the virus in society.


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