Coronavirus impact on transportation
Bus, train, launch services to be halted if corona situation worsens: Ministers
As public transport and mass gatherings pose a high risk for Covid-19 transmission, the government will consider suspension of bus, train and launch services in the country if the coronavirus situation worsens, said ministers.
Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan has said they have taken some pre-cautionary measures at trains and railway stations as per directives of the Health Ministry to prevent the spread of deadly coronavirus. “If the situation turns worse, the government will take initiatives to stop train services for a certain period,” he told UNB.
The body temperature of passengers is being checked at major railway stations of the country, including Kamalapur, Airport, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet, before they enter those, he said.
Railway staff and physicians are conducting the screening of passengers, the minister added.
Besides, conservancy workers are cleaning seats and handles of all trains before passengers embark those, he said, acknowledging the shortage of medicines for disinfecting train bogies. “We’ll talk to the Health Ministry in this regard.”
Passengers are requested to use masks during journey and authorities concerned are making announcement through loudspeakers for creating awareness about coronavirus, Sujan said.
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