This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Start delay phase in response to increasing Co-Vid19 now.
Start delay phase for CO-VID 19 in the UK now as a preventative measure for tackle the spread of the virus across the UK.
People are already dieing, we have cases throughout the country over 300 and this number will end up in the possibly 100000’s if we don’t try everything to stop the spread
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It is already known that this cannot be easily contained and we are already seeing community transmission. So why are we waiting to act now, waiting for numbers to significantly rise before beginning the delay phase.
close schools, limit gathering, work from home now instead of waiting then going into lockdown
Washing hands is not enough, tackle this now to save more lives being lost, to help protect the NHS, Economy. It’s clear we will not cope if this gets out of hand.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The Government has now announced that it is moving from the contain phase to the delay phase: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-19-government-announces-moving-out-of-contain-phase-and-into-delay
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
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