Step up efforts to contain COVID-19.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Stricter containment measures such as social distancing should be implemented in densely populated areas. Panic should be avoided, but public authorities should stop encouraging people to engage in activities (such as public transport use) which are known to lead to easier contagion.

Strict containment measures have proved to be effective in China, where the number of daily cases has decreased. The initial defiance in cities like Milan, where the campaign #Milanononsiferma (Milan won't stop) was trending for days, led to a spike in the number of cases. Preventing the same from happening in London, with a population of 9 million, is vital. Preventing further strain on the NHS, currently underfunded and distressed, is also vital. Economic considerations should be secondary.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign these petition calling for the same actions:

Enforce Moderate Social Distancing to Contain & Delay Sars-Cov-2/Coronavirus
Implement UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Timeline

11 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
17 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Mar 2020

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