Submitted on Tuesday 6th July 2021
Rejected on Friday 9th July 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Do not lift legal requirements for mask wearing on 19th July 2021.
The government should continue to enforce the current legal requirements for mask wearing, at least until everyone over the age of 18 has been fully vaccinated and the coronavirus cases have decreased to a sufficiently low level that the R0 number is below 1.
Cases of the coronavirus delta variant are rising significantly and not all UK adults (over 18 years old) have received two doses of a vaccine (many are yet to receive one). It would therefore be inappropriate to remove the legal requirement for people to wear masks, particularly in indoor settings, on 19th July. Masks are the most effective way to prevent the spread of coronavirus, which has been shown to be predominantly transmitted by airborne and droplet routes.
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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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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Keep face covering mandatory in indoor public settings beyond 19th July 2021: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590616
Keep mandatory face coverings in supermarkets and on public transport: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590836
Keep face masks mandatory for public transport after the lifting of restrictions: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590694
Keep requirement to wear a face covering in shops & supermarkets after July 19th: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590829
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