Rejected petition Guarantee a minimum of 10,000 Coronavirus tests a day for the next two months

Only some critical cases who have been abroad or in contact with infected people are being tested for COVID-19. This is preventing the public from getting access to the real number of people infected and take adequate action, in order to avoid overwhelming the NHS in a few weeks time.

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We need the UK government to be transparent with the public and get everyone who shows symptoms tested, getting updates every 24 hours on how the situation evolves.

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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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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301354

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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Date submitted 13 March 2020
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