There were 469 Covid-19 cases linked to bus interchange clusters as at 5 September and this number is expected to continue growing. To date, we have heard no conclusive explanations of how the infections occurred, why they occurred only recently and why they spread so quickly. I therefore filed a question last week to be answered on the 14 September sitting of Parliament.
I asked what were the modes of transmission of Covid-19 infections at bus interchanges. Phylogenetic tests on the infected persons may reveal where the infection started.
Many commuters would be concerned about whether it is safe for them to take buses and public transport. I asked if any commuters have been infected at bus interchanges or while on buses with infected bus captains.
Finally, it was revealed that most, but not all bus captains have been vaccinated. I asked whether bus companies will require all their bus captains to get their innoculations.
This is my question as filed:
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what have been the modes of transmission of COVID-19 infections at bus interchanges; (b) whether any commuters have been infected at bus interchanges or while on buses with infected bus captains; and (c) whether public transport companies will be requiring all their bus captains to be vaccinated.
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