This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
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
More details
Look at the examples of countries that have taken this approach
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.
Since you started your petition the Government has advised against unnecessary social contact, withdrawn support for mass gatherings, and advised against all but essential travel overseas: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:
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.