The_King Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 SINGAPORE - Commuters are having to wait up to three minutes more for about 90 bus services owing to a recent surge in Covid-19 infections among bus drivers. Senior Minister of State for Transport Chee Hong Tat said in Parliament on Monday (Feb 28) that the extended intervals between buses are part of contingency plans that have been activated to ensure that essential bus services continue to operate. The extended intervals were introduced first for bus services with low demand. Mr Chee said infected drivers make up less than 5 per cent of the total public bus driver population, amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the broader community. He said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and bus operators are watching the situation closely. "Where possible, LTA and the bus operators will also deploy more double-deck buses for services with higher loading," Mr Chee added. Public transport operator SBS Transit said on Feb 15 that it was facing a shortage of almost 80 drivers because of an unprecedented surge in the number of drivers who had tested positive for Covid-19. It apologised then for the inconvenience caused and asked commuters to factor in longer waiting times for buses when planning their journeys. Ms Joan Pereira (Tanjong Pagar GRC) asked in a supplementary question on Monday if public operators have a group of reserve drivers in times of need, and if this is an option that the LTA might want to consider if not already in place. In response, Mr Chee said the authorities have been contacting a group of recently retired bus drivers and former drivers, without giving specific figures. "While we try to bring back former bus captains and retired bus captains, we also need time to train new ones, so this is an ongoing effort," said Mr Chee. He also appealed to commuters to play their part in reducing the risk of Covid-19 spread on public transport. "Please cooperate with the safe management measures, including wearing your masks on trains and minimising talking," said Mr Chee. "These are all simple but effective measures." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 song bo, smelly peasants??????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_O Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) huh i thought covid no ez-link card so wont kena when taking train or bus? I thought MTF says no evidence that people are infected when travelling via public transport??? why setup COP when oppo lied but no COP when MIW keeps lying to citizens face every week? Edited March 1, 2022 by Coffee_O 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Coffee_O said: huh i thought covid no ez-link card so wont kena when taking train or bus? I thought MTF says no evidence that people are infected when travelling via public transport??? nb, alrdy said wuhan-19 spread by air in enclosed environment liao. and public transport is enclosed environment. but still have 90% of smelly peasants believe this kumjiao logic. u tell limpeh how smart r these smelly peasants????? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 there is spread of covid in bus drivers, but no evidence of covid spread in pubic transport. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 hour ago, aaur4man said: there is spread of covid in bus drivers, but no evidence of covid spread in pubic transport. tiagong wuhan-19 is so intelligent until they know who they shld infect. https://mindmatters.ai/2021/11/neuroscientist-even-viruses-are-intelligent-in-some-sense/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Still wan ppl go back office 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 My kid's sec school classmates and her ex-pri school friend kena covid.... Yet no HBL. Still let the rest of the class go school and no need to do ART test unless kena HRN. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 3:27 PM, XianGe said: Still wan ppl go back office 16 hours ago, chamfer said: My kid's sec school classmates and her ex-pri school friend kena covid.... Yet no HBL. Still let the rest of the class go school and no need to do ART test unless kena HRN. all u smelly peasants diam diam and listen to ur leader to go for 4th jab, ok?????? wahahahahahahaha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, socrates469bc said: all u smelly peasants diam diam and listen to ur leader to go for 4th jab, ok?????? wahahahahahahaha Need COP... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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