COVID-19: Lagos government wants bus conductors to wear hand gloves as it rolls out 13 guidelines for public transport

The Lagos State government is becoming more aggressive in its fight against COVID-19. Schools have been shut, public gatherings have been restricted to a maximum of 20 people and public servants from level one to 12 have been directed to stay at home as part of measures to contain the spread of the virus.

Now the government is focusing on the public transport system. The State’s Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, in a statement on Monday announced 13 guidelines that must be adhered to by passengers and public transport operators.

One of the guidelines say bus conductors and drivers must wear hand gloves and nose guides while in transit.

Here are the 13 guidelines:

1. All Transport Operators/Companies are expected to sanitize their parks and garages regularly and continuously (at least before and after each trip)

2. Operators/Companies are expected to have at the entrance to their parks, washing hand equipment with soap and running water.

3. Operators are expected to have alcohol based sanitizers in their Vehicles for the use of Drivers, Conductors and Passengers

4. Operators are not allowed to over load their vehicles. Passengers’ spacing must be fully observed according to NCDC’s recommendation of 2m (5feet) distance between anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness.

5. No standing in all BRT and LBSL bus operations

6. All buses should be at 60% capacity and not 100% (i.e danfo and other commercial buses).

7. All Air Conditioning System in public transport be put off.

8. All public transport Operators/Company must have temperature reader to test each passenger before boarding the bus.

9. All drivers and conductors should always wear hand gloves and nose guides while in transit.

10. Passengers are required to sanitize themselves before and after each trip

11. Passengers are required to regularly wash their hands with soap and running water before and after each trip

12. Operators/Companies and passengers must report any suspected case of COVID-19 to the Ministry of Transportation or call 08000CORONA.

13. Passenger are to report any Operator/Company that does not comply with these guidelines to the Monitoring Officer at sight or write to the Ministry, stating the Vehicle Registration Number, Park and Time.