Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Provide publicly accessible testing for the covid-19 virus around the UK now.
Closed
2,441 signatures
What the petition asks
Allocate funds and efforts to the extensive deployment of publicly accessible testing or screening for possible infection of the covid-19 virus.
This would allow responsible members of the public to reduce the risk of community transmission if they feel they are at a high risk of having the virus. This will save pressure on the NHS long term and minimise impact on workforce.
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,441
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
16 Mar 2020
Closed
16 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.