Petition · past parliament
Reinstate full testing for early-stage coronavirus COVID-19.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
WHO has been very clear about testing for coronavirus: that it should be done as early as possible. But the UK government has changed the testing regime to late-stage only. This should be reversed to be in line with the WHO recommendation.
Early-stage testing will offer transparency of case numbers, will allow communities to understand if there is coronavirus among them and, most importantly, allow individuals to know whether, at an early stage, they are infected.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.