Shut down non-essential facilities and close UK borders for two weeks.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Close UK borders for both air and land travel, schools, universities, and workplaces, as well as other public places with the exception of supermarkets/smaller grocery stores, as well as important facilities such as power stations, water supply stations, etc. for two weeks.

To protect at-risk groups from the spread of COVID-19 and to minimise the damage from the pandemic.

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 petitions calling for the same action:

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Mar 2020

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