Rejected petition Deploy the medical branches of the military to help deal with the Coronavirus

Deploy a tri-service coalition of military doctors and nurses to help ease the effects of the Coronavirus on the NHS.

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With the Coronavirus due to get worst over the coming weeks, the NHS will be under prolonged stress which will be unsustainable.

So following in the footsteps of France, I believe we should deploy the military in order to ease the pressure off the NHS and therefore we will be prepared for a long battle against the virus.

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Since you started your petition the Government has announced plans for how armed forces personnel will support public services in response to the coronavirus outbreak: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-support-force-the-mods-contribution-to-the-coronavirus-response

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/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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Date submitted 17 March 2020
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