The Victoria bus terminus and public transport, are being cleaned rigorously with disinfectant, a process which started last night with the buses and on terminus areas this morning, the Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri said.
He said that together with Transport Malta, the Ministry is fumigating around Mgarr and the vehicle lanes at night, this takes around 5 minutes per lane to carry out. The process is also carried out at Cirkewwa.
The Gozo Minister emphasised once again “the importance of non-essential travel. We are doing our part, I ask you to help us by also doing your part.”
The measures already implemented on buses by Malta Public Transport in accordance with its contingency plan are as follows:
1. Standing passengers on board buses are not be allowed.
2. Buses are cleaned every night, the cleaning of buses has been intensified using chemicals instead of regular detergents. Furthermore, the company has implemented an additional cleaning schedule of the buses during the day, especially in the driver cabin area.
3. The company has provided personal hand sanitiser bottles to all employees that have direct contact with the public, including bus drivers, and has installed wall-mounted hand sanitisers in all its facilities.
4. Bus drivers have been instructed to open all windows inside the buses, and to switch off air-conditioning systems, as requested by the authorities.
5. There is a “No Change” policy to limit the amount of cash that is exchanged between passengers and drivers. Therefore, passengers are required to provide exact change when buying their tickets.