Rejected petition Close all educational facilities in the UK to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Schools, colleges and universities in cities in the UK with most cases of coronavirus to close educational facilities.

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This will ease public panic caused by the recent splurge in coronavirus cases and prevent the spread amongst students and staff. Parents and children would feel safer, as well as the student and staff that have to use public transport to travel to and from colleges and universities.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300403
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300628

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Date submitted 9 March 2020
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