- Title: Moscow public transport gets disinfected amid coronavirus threat
- Date: 13th March 2020
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MARCH 13, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MOSCOW TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WORKERS CLEANING BUS VARIOUS OF BUS PASSING THROUGH BUS WASHING MACHINE VARIOUS OF WORKER CLEANING HAND GRIP WORKER CLEANING WINDOW VARIOUS OF CLEANING TOOLS AND DISINFECT LIQUIDS VARIOUS OF WORKER CLEANING HAND GRIP (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MOSCOW TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE, IGOR MISHIN, SAYING: "Every day when the buses return to the station we conduct washing, cleaning and disinfection of bus interior. Disinfection due to regulations is done with disinfecting tool contains chloride. We pay special attention to cleaning hand grips, validators, panels, seats and windows." VARIOUS OF WORKER CLEANING BUS FROM OUTSIDE MOSCOW TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT EMBLEM VARIOUS OF WORKER CLEANING BUS VARIOUS OF WORKER WASHING BUS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) BUS DRIVER, AHMALETDINOV ARTUR, SAYING: "It is more about disinfection. Of course, I take with me some kind of hands protection tools. And I am using this mask too, it protects." VARIOUS OF WORKER CLEANING BUS BACKLIGHTS VARIOUS OF BUS LEAVING STATION VARIOUS OF BUS COMING TO BUS STOP DOOR CLOSING BUS COMING TO BUS STOP WOMAN GETTING OUT THE BUS AMBULANCE DRIVING
- Embargoed: 27th March 2020 10:05
- Keywords: COVID-2019 cleaning coronavirus disinfection hygiene preventive measures public transport public transportation
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001C4VXQO7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Moscow transport agency showcased on Friday (March 13) the newly introduced measures to fight COVID-19. New security measures oblige city authorities to clean metro cabins four times a day using fumigation agents, Buses receive their share of anti-virus treatment once a day when returning depot after regular route. Disinfection measures are performed manually by workers wearing protection kits.
Moscow has also banned large public gatherings to fight coronavirus spread.
Russia says it has officially recorded 34 cases of coronavirus and that nobody has died.
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