Submitted on Sunday 18th October 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Have a “circuit breaker” lockdown ASAP
Initiate a national lockdown ASAP even if only for 2 weeks. We understand there are economic concerns that need to be dealt with but this can be done through virtual meetings AFTER we take action to save lives.
Covid-19 numbers are rising exponentially, hospitals are seeing an influx of cases. NHS staff are running on fumes already and we feel that we should have had a circuit breaker lockdown as soon as the R number got dangerously high again. We know viral infections get worse in winter (see cold and flu) and we need a lockdown ASAP, if we want the NHS to have any chance of coping, with the added burden of Covid-19.
The longer we wait, the worse it gets.
If we do this now, we save lives.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has announced a new national lockdown, from 5 November to 2 December: www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Enforce an extreme two-week lockdown: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/553156
Start a second lockdown including closing schools to prevent spread of COVID: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550736
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