This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Have an annual National Day of Remembrance for COVID-19 key workers & victims
Consider and/debate in Parliament once the country is back to ‘normal’
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The back bone of our country during the Coronavirus challenge has been our fantastic NHS, and those who have kept the nation fed, watered, able to travel when necessary, picked up our rubbish, and many, many more people who have worked tirelessly, often unseen and unrecognised. An annual day of Remembrance to recognise peoples’ sacrifices during this devastating period in the history of this country, and the world, would be be a fitting tribute.
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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:
National holiday of remembrance of those who died during the virus covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/311923
Designate a day for the recognition of our NHS and all Emergency Services: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308614
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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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