Petition · past parliament
Wear masks-"My mask protects you, your mask protects me".
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
This petition asks the government to consider launching a campaign in order to make mask wearing acceptable and compulsory in closed spaces like shops, offices by everyone including all frontline workers, bus drivers, supermarket employees and by all police officers.
As a lot of people are asymptomatic yet carriers of the virus the idea is that wearing a mask can help prevent and protect the public, "My mask protects you and your mask protects me".
As we also know infected people can expell virus particles on surfaces so what better way to stop this from happening than adopting a habit of wearing a mask in shops or at work for the purpose of preventing infection.
As we also know infected people can expell virus particles on surfaces so what better way to stop this from happening than adopting a habit of wearing a mask in shops or at work for the purpose of preventing infection.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.