Rejected petition Reverse the decision to make masks compulsory for shopping.

We want the UK Government to reverse their decision to make wearing masks in shops mandatory. A lot of people are saying this is a 'ploy' to make people feel safe to come out and spend money in shops, where others are wearing masks, to better the economy. The economy needs help but not like this.

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I have no personal issue with people wearing or not wearing masks. From what I've seen when I've been into a shop, I've not seen anyone too close to each other and people have been respecting boundaries. As a Nation so far, we have done immensely. And we shall carry on!
Telling the general public to wear the mask within a week is like taking protection for the bedroom, to a baby shower!
If people are still worried about going outside, our communities have hubs set up to support this.

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There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

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

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

Make the use of masks on public transport voluntary and not mandatory: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325079

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 15 July 2020
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