Award posthumous gallantry medals to all those who cared for people with COVID19 · petition

What the petition asks

Those who gave their lives to care for people with COVID19 died in the line of duty. In so doing, they have ensured that the very best care is delivered, in a selfless act of dedication to their profession. This includes emergency services such as NHS, police, ambulance, army and social care staff

Putting yourself forward in the face of known risk to life is an exceptional act of bravery. This act should deserves recognition for devotion to your profession, in the same way as soldiers, when they put themselves in the line of fire. The COVID19 epidemic has brought untold suffering to thousands. Those that have provided emergency care and lost their lives in doing so, should command the very highest respect for an act of bravery that remains unsurpassed in our society. They deserve no less.

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 these petitions calling for similar actions:

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Award posthumous medals to NHS and other frontline workers; victims of covid-19: Award posthumous medals to NHS and other frontline workers; victims of covid-19.

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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

Timeline

8 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
22 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee