Submitted on Tuesday 6th July 2021
Rejected on Friday 9th July 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Continue the legal requirement of face coverings in England after July 19th
It is reckless to allow the public to choose whether to wear a face covering.
Not all adults will have received two vaccines by July 19th and despite being double vaccinated, COVID-19 still poses a risk to everyone. Not everyone is ready for the lifting of restrictions and face masks should remain.
Shop workers, those in hospitality and transport, anyone public facing as well as the general public will be put at risk if the rule on mandatory face coverings is lifted.
Cases will rise, there will be more deaths, more lives will be disrupted, but these numbers can be kept down if face coverings continue to be mandatory.
Why should those who want to wear a face covering be put at risk of catching and spreading COVID-19 to our loved ones because others don’t want to wear a mask to protect us?
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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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