Face coverings on public transport
Published on 15 May 2020 05:18 PM
From 14 th May 2020 Nexus is advising passengers on public transport in Tyne and Wear as follows:
If you do have to travel on public transport please follow the government advice: wash your hands before and after your journey, avoid travelling at peak times, stay 2 metres apart where possible and wear a face covering. If you have any symptoms of the Coronavirus or someone in your household is self-isolating do not travel.
- Stay 2 metres apart where you can
- Please wear a face covering when you travel by Metro, bus or the Shields Ferry
- Use a Pop card or pay by contactless
- Let people get off the train, bus or ferry before you try to get on
- Wash or sanitise your hands regularly
If you have any symptoms of the Coronavirus or someone in your household is self-isolating do not travel.
Find out how to make your own face mask on this BBC News page
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More on Coronavirus
- Age UK National's Covid 19 information pages
- Gov.UK - NE England: local restrictions. What you can and can't do
- NHS 111 online - Check if you have coronavirus symptoms
- Gov.UK - Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you need to do
- Get support as an extremely vulnerable person
- Citizens Advice - Coronavirus - what it means for you
- Age UK North Tyneside Information and Advice
- Covid 19 - How to help safely (Gov.UK)
- Covid 19 Myth busters (World Health Organisation)
- Covid 19- Information for the bereaved from UK Government
- Gov.UK - Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can't do
- Wellbeing and mental health during Covid-19
- Tyne Health's Long Covid resource hub