Rejected petition Make the wearing of face masks mandatory in indoor public spaces.

Research suggests that air-born transmission COVID-19 is a serious possibility, and that the majority of people that contract the virus are asymptomatic. Therefore the government urgently need to make the wearing of face coverings mandatory across the whole of the U.K. when inside a public space.

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Research now suggests that COVID-19 can be transmitted through droplets that could linger in the air and remain infectious for up to an hour. With those shielding coming out of lockdown and the winter flu season approaching, we need to do all we can to prevent a second wave sweeping the nation. Wearing of face coverings when inside public spaces will reduce the spread of the virus by asymptomatic people that are active with the virus. We must protect the vulnerable and save the NHS.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/328214

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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 12 July 2020
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