Start systematic mass testing to prevent the spread of COVID19

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

City by city, town by town, university by university all organisations have to start doing mobile testing to avoid more people with the virus but not the symptoms walking around infecting more. This is to preempt but just to sit and wait to respond.

To be systematic and proactive in the response not just dependent a few models or a few experts who need to look at the higher and other longer term risks.

To give people visibility the government is being open and transparent and not just coming up with short sound bites behind close door.

The test can give people reassurance if they are ok.

The test will also allow people to do something earlier if they are infected.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The conduct of tests is a clinical decision for the NHS, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published a petition calling for the Governemnt to provide publicly accessible testing for coronavirus around the UK, which you might want to sign: Provide publicly accessible testing for the covid-19 virus around the UK now.

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 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Mar 2020

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