Hanoi resumes 104 bus routes as social distancing eased
The Hanoi Transport Service Corporation (Transerco) resumed operations of 104 bus routes on April 23 after the capital city began easing social distancing.
A bus at Gia Lam Coach Station in Hanoi on April 23 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi TransportService Corporation (Transerco) resumed operations of 104 bus routes on April23 after the capital city began easing social distancing.
However, during this time, the company justconducts 3,709 bus trips per day, equivalent to 22.5 percent of the normaltotal number.
At the meeting of the city’s steering committeefor COVID-19 prevention and control on April 22, Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Nguyen Duc Chung decided that Hanoi would gradually ease restrictionson economic activities from 00:00 on April 23.
This decision followed Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc’s decision to downgrade the city from a COVID-19 high-risk area to arisk one.
Transerco and other transport service providersare allowed to operate at 20 – 30 percent of their full capacity but still haveto take disease prevention and control measures.
The company said under the municipalauthorities’ directions, the occupancy rate on each bus must not exceed 50percent of the seat numbers, and there must not be more than 20 passengers oneach vehicle.
The firm added it has ordered heads of its unitsto make plans to keep the passenger number within the permissible level andensure safe distance among commuters.
It has also requested other disease preventionmeasures be seriously carried out such as disinfecting buses and asking thoseon board to wear face masks.
Bus drivers and their assistants will refuseserving any people who show suspected symptoms or deny complying withanti-COVID-19 regulations, Transerco said, adding that if the passenger demandis high, more buses will be put into service./.
Hanoi will cease social distancing from 0:00 April 23, except for Me Linh and Thuong Tin districts – which pose high infection risks, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at a meeting of the Hanoi Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 22.
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A bus at Gia Lam Coach Station in Hanoi on April 23 (Photo: VNA) 
