Petition · past parliament
Put Prof Devi Sridhar in charge of UK Covid-19 strategy and sack Matt Hancock
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Follow global best practice on covid test trace and isolate as sucessfully implemented in countries like Vietnam, Taiwan and New Zealand
Our current Covid 19 strategy is failing to control the disease and Prof Sridhar has consistently proposed good ideas based on global best practice to solve it
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
Timeline
| 10 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Oct 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Oct 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.