Rejected petition Close UK borders to people until the covid-19 pandemic is gone

The UK needs to stop all people coming to the UK by plane or boat.
We cannot battle covid-19 if we are constantly receiving people from other countries who might be bringing the deadly disease with them.

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According to the news, thousands of passengers from Italy, China and Iran arrived in Britain this week (middle April 2020). Also flights from Rome, Beijing and Shanghai have landed in London every day. This is a huge risk to the citizens of the UK. All these people could be carriers of the deadly covid-19 even without having symptoms yet.

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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/300932

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 22 March 2020
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