The MTA will restore most of its full weekday service across the system starting Wednesday, three weeks after curtailing service due to COVID-19 related staff shortages. The A, B, J and Z as well as the diamond 6 and 7 trains will resume regular service.
Passengers waiting for a 6 train on January 13, 2022The MTA will restore most of its full weekday service across the system starting Wednesday, three weeks afterThe A, B, J and Z as well as the diamond 6 and 7 trains will resume regular service.
During an omicron-fueled surge in cases starting after Christmas, staffing levels on subways dropped by 14%. The agency said, on a regular day, it expects about 7% of staff to be out sick, but with the steep increase in workers calling in, likely related to COVID-19 infections, it couldn’t run full service with 21% of its subway workers out.
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