Petition · past parliament

Airport/Port Coronavirus checks deep cleaning procedures in place.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

WW1 soldiers fighting were deployed from all over the British, German & French Empires.
Incl.,Africa, India or West Indies fighting Europe’s battle, what started out as Trench Fever, became  influenza which wiped out more people than both WW1 & WW11 combined.
Partly due to Troops carrying it home
Why has the government not learnt from our past?
There is still a lot we do not know about COVID 19 and Coronavirus and it’s long term effect on survivors, it’s too early in our knowledge, not to take every precautionary measure
As part of the Containment and Delay Strategy we should protect our Borders and spread within the U.K. population.
‘Safe than Sorry’, is better for economics long term.
We Already know it is contracted person to person within communities and already has fatalities.

Why it was rejected

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

We understand that you want the Government to take more action in response to coronavirus, but it's not clear exactly what you want the Government to do.

We have published a number of petitions which relate to things you raise in your petition.

Implement UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19: Implement UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19

Close down all UK airports & seaports to prevent further spreading of Covid-19: Close down all UK airports & seaports to prevent further spreading of Covid-19.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

9 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Mar 2020

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

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