Rejected petition To hold a full public enquiry into the UK response to the corona virus outbreak.

Exercise Cygnus was a simulation exercise carried out by the Government in October 2016 warned of insufficient, doctors, ventilators, PPE and beds. The findings of the report were not published.

The government must explain its inactions at a time when all people were focused on was Brexit.

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The government ignore the 2016 Cygnus finding and chose instead to pour money into projects such as HS2 and Brexit.

Why findings were not invested in.

Why only hospital deaths have been reported.

The virus started in late 2019 and yet the UK only reacted in March 2020 when it reached Italy.

A shocking lack of support for the NHS with key supplies such as, PPE and ventilators.

Aged retired doctors and nurses being called back into service, even though they are in the high risk group.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302576

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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Date submitted 23 April 2020
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