Implement UK wide testing for COVID-19.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The current state of the spread of the virus is by and large widely unknown. This is due to the ineffectiveness of UK testing facilities and the ability for persons with symptoms (being told to self isolate) being offered a test. The Government should make testing available for all persons in the UK

With more testing, we can get a true and accurate picture of who has the virus and using this data, the Government will be able to localise emergency response measures and provide a true and accurate view of the virus within the UK

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 Government 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.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced that testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will increase to 25,000 a day: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/testing-for-coronavirus-covid-19-will-increase-to-25-000-a-day

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/

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Mar 2020

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