Rejected petition vulnerable people should have the right for self isolation now

Give the order to companies to allow the vulnerable groups (elderly/people with Asthma, heart problems, etc ) to work from home and ideally to isolate themselves and this needs to happen ASAP.

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Protect people from dying and collapsing the NHS!

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Since you started this petition, the Government has updated their advice social distancing, particularly for the elderly or those with health conditions: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults

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/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

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Date submitted 15 March 2020
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