Rejected petition Recognise all emergency and key service workers.

Rejected on 15 April 2020

Recognise the hard work all emergency service personnel , key workers, carers etc have put in trying to Kurb this pandemic under extreme unforeseen circumstances.

Petition the whole government to recognise the mammoth effort being carried out by everyone on the front line today. Not Just the front line emergency services but carers, drivers shop staff that are keeping the country going.

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 these petitions calling for the same action.

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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