By MURITALA AYINLA

As part of the efforts by the Lagos State Government to further prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19, the state government has ordered commercial drivers also known as danfo drivers to henceforth carry only eight passengers per trip.

The government also directed boat operators and those operating commercial boats to ensure the lifejackets are disinfected immediately after each trip, saying that on no account will passengers keep sharing unsanitized life jackets while traveling on water.

All these, the government said, were parts of the measures to curtail the spread of the deadly virus in the state.

Briefing journalists on the newly designed safety measures curtail the spread of the pandemic, the state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Fredrick Oladehinde said that motor parks, garages and other public transportation related environment must be fumigated and equipped with hand sanitizers as well as water and soap.

He said all transport operators/companies are expected to sanitize their parks and garages regularly and continuously (at least before and after each trip).

He said: “Danfo drivers must make sure they’ll don’t carry above eight passengers irrespective of the number of passengers on the road. All vehicles must not carry their full capacity. They have been instructed to below their capacity. 60

“All transport operators/companies are expected to have at the entrance to their respective parks/garages, washing hand equipment with soap and running water. All operators are expected to have alcohol based sanitizers in their vehicles for the use of drivers, conductors and passengers.

“All operators are not allowed to over crowd/over load their vehicles at this point in time, passenger’s spacing must be fully observed. NCDC recommends that at least 2m (5feet) distance is required between anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness.”

He added that while standing is now prohibited in all the buses, all buses should be at 60% capacity and not 100%, i.e., danfo and other commercial buses. (New Telegraph)

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