IATF OKs reduced physical distancing from 1 meter to .75 meters in public transport — DOTr
Physical distancing measures among commuters in public transportation has been reduced, the Department of Transportation said on Friday.
In a statement, the DOTr said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has already approved the proposal to optimize or reduce the physical distance between commuters inside public transportation units from one meter to 0.75 meters.“It could be further optimized to 0.5 meters after two weeks, and to 0.3 meters after another 2 weeks,” the DOTr said.
DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said there is a “need to safely optimize the carrying capacity of the various public transport modes,” as Metro Manila and its adjacent areas continue their transition towards the ‘new normal’.” “More workers are expected to return to their re-opened workplaces and more businesses are expected to resume operations that were stopped during the enforcement of strict quarantine measures,” Tugade added.
With the reduced physical distancing measure, DOTr expects an increase in the passenger capacity of the following railway lines :
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