Public transport must focus on hygiene in post-COVID-19 era: ITF
The Hindu
The transport sector had focused its attention on security, comfort and coverage, but missed hygiene, says the secretary-general of ITF
The world’s public transport sector will have to focus on hygiene and disease prevention in the post-COVID-19 era, an aspect of service that the industry had not taken into account thus far, the secretary-general of the International Transport Forum (ITF) Young Tae Kim said on Tuesday. Addressing a virtual media conference at the ITF summit, which is annually held in Leipzig, Germany, he said the transport sector had focused its attention on security, comfort and coverage, but missed hygiene. A major theme of the conference this year is Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development. Creating a resilient recovery for all sectors of transport after the pandemic, including freight, is a frontrunning topic. People were fearful of public transport today, and the industry had not expected such a crisis, the secretary-general said, acknowledging that even some governments were now encouraging people to use private cars as a way to reduce density, and thus the spread of the coronavirus.More Related News