On October 15, 95% of passengers used mouth and nose covers in public transport : Rīgas satiksme

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On October 15, 95% of passengers used mouth and nose covers in public transport

According to observations of “Rīgas satiksme” ticket inspectors, yesterday, October 15, 95% of passengers used mouth and nose covers in public transport. In the time period from October 7 until October 15, “Rīgas satiksme” ticket inspectors performed 5278 checks of public transport, part of which were performed together with Riga Municipal Police. During the checks, ticket inspectors controlled the use of the mouth and nose covers and whether passengers bought and registered the trip.

According to the notes of “Rīgas satiksme” ticket inspectors, in the time period from October 7 until October 15, about 90% of passengers used mouth and nose covers in public transport:

We extend a big thank you to our passengers for their conscious behavior as a result of which other passengers and their own health can be protected.

“Rīgas satiksme” informs, from 7th October, the mouth and nose cover must be used in trams, trolleybuses and buses, therefore reducing the risks of “COVID-19” risks as much as possible. In the event of a passenger has no mouth and nose cover, the controllers will request to apply it. Medical, non-medical or hygienic masks and face shields or visors may be used as mouth and nose covers.

All passengers must use mouth and nose cover, except children under age of 13 years. Also it is permitted not to use mouth and nose cover due to medical reasons, for example, if a person has difficulties to apply the mask due to reduced physical capabilities or a person has psychical health disorders.

In public transport it is allowed to use hygienic fabric masks, which can be sewn by yourself, visors (face shields) or disposable medical masks, which can be bought, for example, in pharmacy.

To reduce the risk of “COVID-19” spreading everyone needs to be involved, therefore it is important that citizens have as little social contact as possible and use public transport only when there is no other alternative.

More information on the services offered by “Rīgas satiksme”, route schedules, types of tickets and other news is available in the Internet website www.rigassatiksme.lv or in social networks.