Have a “circuit breaker” lockdown ASAP

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Initiate a national lockdown ASAP even if only for 2 weeks. We understand there are economic concerns that need to be dealt with but this can be done through virtual meetings AFTER we take action to save lives.

Covid-19 numbers are rising exponentially, hospitals are seeing an influx of cases. NHS staff are running on fumes already and we feel that we should have had a circuit breaker lockdown as soon as the R number got dangerously high again. We know viral infections get worse in winter (see cold and flu) and we need a lockdown ASAP, if we want the NHS to have any chance of coping, with the added burden of Covid-19.
The longer we wait, the worse it gets.
If we do this now, we save lives.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced a new national lockdown, from 5 November to 2 December: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november

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Timeline

18 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
3 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 3 Nov 2020

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