Rejected petition Stop forcing members of the public to wear mask or face coverings.

Face mask/coverings Should be a choice, too many stories coming to light of how these face coverings are making healthy people unwell. We have been told time and time again they are not effective and it’s a little late in the game to push them on us, considering MPs don’t even wear them.

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If people want to wear mask/face coverings then that should be their choice but to enforce it goes against our human rights. The government guidance only advises face mask for those in a medical environment, so going against their own advice , makes perfect sense. Plenty of evidence on the internet to show how bad it is for our health. Lets not forget about environmental impact,Mask are not being disposed of correctly..

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Repeal the decision to implement compulsory face coverings in English shops: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331430

Don't make the wearing of face masks compulsory in public places in England: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331174

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/

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Date submitted 10 July 2020
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