Petition · past parliament

Cordon off LONDON until coronavirus numbers drop

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Cordon off london were the highest numbers of coronavirus is not letting anyone in or out reducing the spread of the virus to the rest of the country
London has the highest amount of people with the virus by cordoning London off will help prevent it spreading even further especially as the tubes are still operational which are breeding grounds

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

While the London has the highest number of coronavirus cases, other regions have comparable numbers of cases, and it is therefore not clear that cordoning off London would prevent the spread of the virus, as stated in your petition.

If you want the Government to implement a complete lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: Have a complete lock down to control the spread of the virus

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

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 letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

27 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
13 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 May 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.