Close UK borders to people until the covid-19 pandemic is gone

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK needs to stop all people coming to the UK by plane or boat.
We cannot battle covid-19 if we are constantly receiving people from other countries who might be bringing the deadly disease with them.

According to the news, thousands of passengers from Italy, China and Iran arrived in Britain this week (middle April 2020). Also flights from Rome, Beijing and Shanghai have landed in London every day. This is a huge risk to the citizens of the UK. All these people could be carriers of the deadly covid-19 even without having symptoms yet.

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

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/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

22 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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