Petition · past parliament
Mandatory face mask use for 40 days against the spread of Covid-19
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Preventing the spread of Covid-19 has become urgent priority in many countries all around the world. The governement is supposed to issue a strict amendment in order that each person will be wearing a mandatory mask everytime they go out from home for 40 days at least.
Lots of people are not conscious of getting the virus even though they don't feel any symptoms at all and they can easily infect people manifesting more seriously dangerous effects. That's why everybody MUST wear a mask so that the infections will be reduced little to zero. It could be such a success if UK were one the first countries to get rid of this virus forever!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Make it mandatory to wear a face mask in public during Covid-19 Pandemic: Make it mandatory to wear a face mask in public during Covid-19 Pandemic
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
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Make it mandatory to wear a face mask in public during Covid-19 Pandemic: Make it mandatory to wear a face mask in public during Covid-19 Pandemic
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
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 25 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Apr 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Apr 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.