COVID-19: Masks, disinfectant the new normal for public transport commuters

People are doing what they can to minimize the risk of acquiring coronavirus disease

Last updated: March 30, 2020 | 11:49

AP and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus commute on a train, one of the stops being Wuhan.

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A subway customer uses a tissue to protect her hand while holding onto a pole as COVID-19 concerns drive down commuters in New York.

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Commuters wearing masks stand in a packed train at the Shinagawa Station in Tokyo

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Indian commuters, some wearing protective masks as a precaution against COVID-19 travel in a crowded local train in Mumbai, India.

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Commuters wait for a transport to leave the Woodlands Causeway across to Singapore from Johor, hours before Malaysia imposes a lockdown on travel due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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A commuter wears a ripped latex glove, as a precaution against the new coronavirus, inside an almost empty subway car in Santiago, Chile.

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Commuters wear face masks at a commuter train station, as part of a new ruling as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Bangkok.

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A metro employee sprays disinfectant to commuters inside the metro installation as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico.

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People sanitize their hands before boarding the bus as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, at Kaiserbagh bus station in Lucknow.

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An Indonesian passenger rides a MRT train with designated chairs to ensure social distancing in Jakarta.

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