Allow outdoor tennis during the Covid lockdown

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The government should allow outside tennis to continue during lockdown, including doubles and organised sessions.

Outdoor tennis is naturally socially distanced and represents limited risk of transmission of Covid. The risks of transmission can be further reduced by hand washing, closing pavillions/bars at tennic clubs and players using their own balls when serving.

The health, including mental health benefits, from playing tennis outweigh any risks from it, so the government should allow outdoor tennis to continue during lockdown.

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 some of these petitions:

Allow indoor/outdoor tennis courts to operate under strict distancing protocols: Allow indoor/outdoor tennis courts to operate under strict distancing protocols

Exempt outdoor tennis from closure due to COVID-19: Exempt outdoor tennis from closure due to COVID-19

Timeline

1 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
9 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Nov 2020

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