Parents are demanding Boris Johnson closes all schools in the UK amid "growing fears" of spreading coronavirus .
A petition calling for the closure of every school in the UK has gained more than 230,000 signatures in the last few days.
The petition was started by Sami Attout and is titled: Close Schools/Colleges down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19.
It has already attracted 253,614 signatures from worried parents who think the UK Government need to be taking more drastic measure to prevent further outbreak of the virus.
The petition states: "We would like the government to at least consider closing schools/colleges down in the coming weeks or as soon as possible, in addition to taking necessary actions to prevent further spread."
The hashtag #closetheschools is trending on twitter as people become more uneasy with the spiralling problem.
According to the petition, parents want the government to "enforce' closures and be more proactive.
The petition says: "We would like the Government or Parliament to enforce this action due to the growing fear among parents and students that attend school.
"The ability to focus or concentrate is affected in addition to the growing fears of the Corona-virus.
"In our view, the government and health officials around the world are more 'reactive' rather than 'proactive'.
"This will result in more spread as time is given for the virus to do so. We hope to come to an agreement as soon as possible in a timely manner."
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