Rejected petition close all business in the UK for the coronavirus pandemic

Rejected on 13 March 2020

close all business , school , in the UK for the coronavirus epidemic .
leave only primary goods stores open.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand that you want the Government close all businesses in the UK, except for primary goods stores, for the coronavirus pandemic, but we're not sure what you mean by primary goods stores.

There are already petitions asking for the Government to close schools and businesses.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300403
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300973

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

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.