Rejected petition Close down Universities to against the futher spreading of COVID-19/ Coronavirus

We sincerely propose the government to close down universities to prevent the coronavirus spreading further.
It is very crucial and urgent for the
British government to acknowledge the situation and take an immediate action on it .

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As we speaking, the number of cases are very likely keeping rising. It has cause 2 patients death and the total number of cases has reached 164 . It is spreading very rapidly and endangering every single one of us . We don't need any more condolence , but the responsible action from the government. We need to know the government is helping us
University is an institution with great density in terms of population .It would be sensible to close down universities to prevent further spreading.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300628

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Date submitted 7 March 2020
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