As Sydney buses come under heightened alert, an epidemiologist says the major risk is the lack of airflow on the vehicles — but there are ways to stay safe.
Professor McLaws said commuters should avoid speaking while on public transport.
If you are on a bus and notice that people are not wearing masks, not social distancing, or someone is coughing and spluttering, Professor McLaws's advice was to get off at the next stop and take the next bus.Jo Bush, 39, takes a bus daily from Alexandria to Botany where she works in a stained-glass studio. She said buses were becoming increasingly crowded and many people were not wearing masks.
Marta has driven buses in Sydney and around the state for 17-years. But lately, she said every time she gets behind the wheel she wonders when she will see her family again. "When you read reports of how sick people have been and how many are dying from this, it is a horrible, horrible thought that we're out there on the front lines taking risks to move people around Sydney."
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