Rejected petition Test people arriving in the UK for COVID-19 and quarantine if necessary.

Test all people arriving in the UK, Including crew and transit passengers.
Requisition suitable hotels, at air and sea ports, to allow for the quarantine of anyone found to be infected.

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There's a report today (24/03/2020) of an infection in Guangzhou, China resulting from someone returning from Turkey.
Given the call, by the FCO, for up to 1 million people to return to the UK it's vital to prevent similar things happening here.

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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

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Date submitted 24 March 2020
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