Parliament: Public transport ridership halves amid Covid-19 outbreak, safe distancing ambassadors to be deployed

SINGAPORE - Public transport ridership has halved since the coronavirus outbreak emerged in January, and is expected to fall further when stricter stay-home measures kick in on Tuesday .The Land Transport Authority , which provided the figures on Monday, also said it is training transport ambassadors"who will be deployed progressively from this week" to remind commuters to keep a safe distance from one another.

"When the Transport Minister had to suspend ERP, COE and discourage the use of public transport, you know the situation is serious." Nominated MP Walter Theseira, an associate professor of economics at Singapore University of Social Sciences, said the anticipated further drop in ridership should be enough to allow safe distancing on buses and trains to happen.

Half is still a lot given how packed the trains were. Maybe it'll meet safe distance standards once it gets down to 20% 🙄

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