Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says preventive measures and random screenings will be done at train stations and taxi ranks to help fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
This came after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night declared the latest coronavirus pandemic a national disaster as infections continue to rise.Following the announcement on Sunday night, One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane took to Twitter to ask Mbalula how the transport department would ensure the safety of taxi commuters.
“Mr Fix, can you provide us with critical clarity around trains and taxi ranks? As you are aware, Bree taxi rank in Johannesburg, for example, will have hundreds of people in the peak traffic periods. The same is true of the train stations and the trains,” asked Maimane. In response, during the inter-ministerial media briefing on Monday, Mbalula said the Passenger Rail Agency of SA trains would undergo sanitisation processes and that public transport users would be urged to practice social distancing.Random screening* will be applied in all the taxi ranks and also in the trains but equally taxis will also be expected to undergo sanitation across the country.
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