Covid-19 Public Transport Workers and Key Worker Rail Users 2020-05-18
2020-05-18
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The Government is encouraging people to return to work, necessitating the use of public transport which poses risks to both workers and passengers.
What recent steps has the Government taken to help prevent key workers who (a) work on and (b) use the rail network contracting covid-19?
The safety of public transport workers is paramount for the Government. We have been working with operators to ensure additional measures such as risk assessments, social distancing, face coverings, workforce planning, queue and passenger flow management are put in place.
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