PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND BUS STATIONS HOTSPOTS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF THE COVID – 19 PANDEMIC…AS Government calls for mandatory wearing of face masks on public transportTHE increased number of Covid119 cases in the country poses a great challenge to the public transport system, a situation that calls for heightened application of public health measures with regards to public transportation.According to the Ministry of Health, over five million people have died of Covid-19 pandemic wold-wide with Africa accounting for over 228, 856 deaths. In Zambia, over 3, 762 people have died since the first case was recorded in March 2020.Mass public transportation vehicles such as buses have been identified as hotspots for the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Health has also identified bus stations as super spreaders of the pandemic, a situation that calls for individual and community effort to make a difference in the fight against the pandemic.The call therefore, […]
PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND BUS STATIONS HOTSPOTS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF THE COVID – 19 PANDEMIC
