Offer Covid -19 testing to everyone, NOT just those in hospital.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

This government needs to be more transparent about the severity and number of cases of this virus.
This can only be achieved by offering testing to all those exhibiting symptoms in the wider population.

Like many of the population I am in the vulnerable category and have many symptoms similar to those of Covid - 19 but according to NHS 111, they do not match the narrow criteria for testing.

Offering testing to all will provide the most accurate data to inform the government's decision making and will ultimately save many lives, contributing greatly to slowing the spread of the disease.

Choose to save the people, YOUR people, the economy can and will recover, dead people cannot.

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 this petition calling for the same action: 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

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

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Mar 2020

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