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Evidence shows that public transit is not the COVID-19 transmission hot spot some people may assume (thread
) http://vancouversun.com/news/covid-19-transmission-not-a-major-concern-on-public-transit
) http://vancouversun.com/news/covid-19-transmission-not-a-major-concern-on-public-transit
In @VancouverSun today: “B.C. has seen no COVID-19 outbreaks or exposure events linked to public transit, and transit is not thought to be a major source of transmission for the virus, according to health and transit officials”
Dep Prov Health Officer yesterday: “There are very good safety protocols on BC’s transit … if you add up the summary of evidence, the totality of evidence about where transmission is occurring, it does not occur in places where people have safety protocols in place”
An @APTA_info review of evidence from around the world said “No direct correlation has been found between use of urban public transit and transmission of COVID-19” https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/APTA_Covid_Best_Practices_09.29.2020.pdf
Several possible explanations for the lack of transmission on transit include mandatory masks 
, good ventilation and sanitization 
, shorter duration trips 
, and less social interaction than other spaces 
, good ventilation and sanitization , shorter duration trips , and less social interaction than other spaces
We’ve implemented our Safe Operating Action Plan to keep your transit system as safe as possible 
, more info here http://www.translink.ca/COVID19
, more info here http://www.translink.ca/COVID19
