Medical community welcomes gov’t decision to maintain 1-meter distancing in PUVs
The Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against COVID-19 welcomed the government’s decision to suspend the implementation of the reduced physical distancing required in public utility vehicles .
It added that out of the assumption of 700 newly infected individuals, 140 will be hospitalized and 7 will die. HPAAC emphasized that reducing physical distancing is not the country’s only option to address transportation shortage. The group recommended the following solutions:Facilitate service contracting of transport providersImplement staggered work hours for selected business to reduce vehicle congestion
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