This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Create a medal for those who served the nation during the Covid-19 crisis
Many people and businesses are going above and beyond during the current Covid-19 crisis, their efforts deserve award and praise and as such a special medal like the Defence Medal should be created for them.
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It would be a boost to morale and a sign of pride for people awarded the medal for their service to the community during the extremely difficult times we are going through. There is a tradition for medals to be created for those who have volunteered or been called to go into harms way or selflessly work for the benefit of the community during a time of crisis, the recent 'Ebola Medal for Service in Africa' is an example of this, and thus, I believe one should be created for this current crisis.
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Award Covid-19 medals to all emergency services and involved armed forces: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302613
A medal to honour the fortitude of people working in essential occupations: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308035
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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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