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Rejected petition A stricter approach, like New Zealand, to worldwide Pandemic in this country

Look at the data and the Chinese example, before playing with our lives, Italy wished they had been more proactive earlier, but we are looking at wait and see approach , Dont play Russian roulette with our lives

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Look at the examples of countries that have taken this approach

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Why was this petition rejected?

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

Since you started your petition the Government has advised against unnecessary social contact, withdrawn support for mass gatherings, and advised against all but essential travel overseas: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-coronavirus-16-march-2020

We have also published a petition calling on the Government to implement a UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301397

You might want to know that the Government has set out that 'herd immunity' is not a strategy. You can read a recent comment by the Health Secretary here:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-03-16/debates/235689EC-0A18-4488-BFCF-9F012A1A0C1B/Covid-19#contribution-4215E975-1483-4CB0-A03B-1F67E4E9B990

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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