Rejected petition Harsh lockdown. Close schools, use them for mass testing and mass vaccination

Use school buildings for mass testing for students, staff, parents and the local public. Introduce a harsher lockdown than the one introduced in March. Students may enter the school in case of exams. Also, get police on the streets arresting and fining people breaching isolation.

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I think this would reduce the covid cases and deaths massively especially with this new strand. We'd rather experience a much harsher lockdown now, than be told different but still experience one in the future. The mass covid testing will determine who needs to isolate and stay inside to reduce the spread.

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You can read the Prime Minister's announcement of new Covid-19 restrictions, including school closures, here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-address-to-the-nation-4-january-2021

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Date submitted 2 January 2021
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