Petition · past parliament

PHE to provide the exact location of COVID-19 cases every 24 hours

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

PHE to provide details of COVID19 cases every 24 hours following confirmation, by exact location to enable UK citizens to make informed decisions as to how they are able to respond in order to protect themselves
Only the government can make this decision and it requires a debate in parliament and a vote on this petition to legislate the requirement, on the basis that the virus as a notifiable disease is now a public emergency.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Since this petition was created, the Chief Medical Officer has confirmed that daily updates will continue.

You can read his remarks during an appearance before the Health Select Committee at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/81/preparations-for-coronavirus/publications/

Timeline

5 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
6 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.