Allow NHS staff to get priority testing for COVID-19

Allow NHS staff to get priority testing for COVID-19

The Issue

NHS staff and people on the frontline of COVID-19 are not within the bracket to receive priority testing for Coronavirus.

People with mild potential coronavirus symptoms such as continuous cough or fever have been told to self-isolate for seven days and 14-day isolation for households in which someone is ill. 

However, NHS staff are exposed to 100's of people on a daily bases and all it takes is for one coronavirus victim to spread the virus. 

In addition to this, a lot of NHS staff have underlying health problems and are not being tested. This needs to change. NHS staff are fighting on the frontline against this virus to protect the public so they should be a priority to be tested. Not only to protect themselves but to protect the 100's of people they are in contact with on a daily bases.

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The Issue

NHS staff and people on the frontline of COVID-19 are not within the bracket to receive priority testing for Coronavirus.

People with mild potential coronavirus symptoms such as continuous cough or fever have been told to self-isolate for seven days and 14-day isolation for households in which someone is ill. 

However, NHS staff are exposed to 100's of people on a daily bases and all it takes is for one coronavirus victim to spread the virus. 

In addition to this, a lot of NHS staff have underlying health problems and are not being tested. This needs to change. NHS staff are fighting on the frontline against this virus to protect the public so they should be a priority to be tested. Not only to protect themselves but to protect the 100's of people they are in contact with on a daily bases.

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Petition created on 18 March 2020