Make wearing face coverings law on public transport

We want it to be a legal requirement to wear a protective surgical or homemade face mask where keeping a 2 metre distance is impossible, such as on public transport. This is crucial in preventing a second wave of the virus, protecting the NHS and getting people back to work to kickstart the economy.

Since you started your petition the Government has made face coverings mandatory on public transport: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/face-coverings-to-become-mandatory-on-public-transport

If you would like face coverings to be made mandatory in other circumstances, you might like to sign some of the following petitions:

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

Supply and mandate the use of face masks and gloves: Supply and mandate the use of face masks and gloves

Supply surgical masks to be used by the general public: Supply surgical masks to be used by the general public

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 find 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/