Rejected petition Take action and make clear rules for businesses and the public re: Covid-19

Rejected on 31 March 2020

The government needs to make clear rules regarding closures of businesses and the restrictions of people's movement relating to Covid19. The current advice uses vague wording such as 'non-essential contact' & 'unnecessary travel' which is open to interpretation & unclear to the public / businesses.

The government's advice up until now has been open to interpretation and is not giving the public or business clear enough guidance on how to help in the efforts against Covid19. At the moment people and businesses are being asked to chose between their moral values, the lives of the vulnerable and their own livelihoods.

Why was this petition rejected?

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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

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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