Public transportation can lessen the risk of transmission of COVID.

We are scared to commute but it is the only way to go to work if you have no vehicle or service. Jeepneys, buses, and trains will surely be back and it is not that risky if you follow the guidelines as well as public transportation.

Public transportation can lessen the risk of transmission of COVID.
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We are scared to commute but it is the only way to go to work if you have no vehicle or service. Jeepneys, buses, and trains will surely be back and it is not that risky if you follow the guidelines as well as public transportation.

If your commuting you need to wear a mask, less talking or no talking, regular disinfection, proper distancing especially, with proper ventilation and short trips it could lessen the risk of transmission of COVID in public transportation. It is okay to open windows but also open aircon for the renewal of air every 3 minutes.

The research looked into the COVID-19 mass transit policies adopted in Japan, France, Austria, China, Germany, and Singapore.

The Ventilation and short trips are part of five key factors identified in a study published by the Collaborative Group for Modeling COVID and Mobility in Colombia that can help determine “a safe return to higher occupancies in public transportation operations while preventing the transmission of the new coronavirus.”

“Short trips generate less exposure,” the researcher for COVID said. “After 15 minutes, there is now greater risk.”

Having these steps will definitely a great move but they need to move fast and listen to us Filipinos as well because positive COVID patients are still increasing.