Rejected petition Universities and schools must close due to spread of corona virus.

We want the government to close off universities and schools for at least one month following the likes of China,Iran,Hong Kong and the UAE to protect the welfare of students.

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Any spread of virus in densely populated places like universities or student dorms will have a compounding affect on the general population.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300403

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Date submitted 3 March 2020
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