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Person confirmed with mask → infecting a taxi driver ‘extraordinary case’
Closed taxi … Possibility of transmission by retention of viruses in the air.
Taxi drivers worry about having fewer passengers due to infection problems
Some of you are concerned about the infection of the taxi drivers who were transporting the confirmed patients in Busan.
Both drivers and passengers wore masks, but the interior of the taxi is so cramped that it would be better to refrain from unnecessary conversation and contact for the time being.
This is reporter Jung Hyun-woo.
[기자]Taxi driver Nam-Hyun Cho is worried every time a passenger gets on.
This is because there have been cases where Corona 19 has spread even when both drivers and passengers wear masks.
Therefore, in addition to checking whether passengers are wearing masks, we want to pay more attention to disinfecting the vehicle.
[조남현 / 택시기사 : 언제나 불안하죠. 확진자가 탈지 일반인이 탈지 알 수 없잖아요. 소독제는 언제나 비치해 놓고 있습니다. 손 소독은 언제나 하실 수 있게….]Otherwise, the passengers were reduced with Corona 19.
Drivers are depressed because they will be more reluctant to use taxis due to infection problems.
[이재길 / 택시기사 : 승객이 삼 분의 일로 줄어들었습니다. 옛날에 세 사람 타던 게 이제 한 사람. (승객이 타려면) 늦을 땐 한 시간 반, 그래도 다른 데 가도 손님이 없으니까….]Experts note that strict quarantine guidelines must be followed to ensure the safe operation of the taxi.
Because it is closed and it is difficult to maintain a distance of 1 m, there is a high risk of infection.
Also, drivers sometimes remove their masks when passengers get out, which can be spread through germs left in taxis.
[천은미 / 이대목동병원 호흡기내과 교수 : (기사가) 승객이 내리면 마스크를 벗어요. 그런데 밀폐된 공간에서 환기가 안 됐는데 마스크를 벗습니다. 거기다가 에어컨을 틀잖아요. 에어로졸이 되니까 공기 중에 떠다니죠.]Direct or indirect contact between passengers and taxi drivers must also be observed.
[김우주 / 고려대구로병원 감염내과 교수 : 신용카드든 돈이든 바이러스가 묻어 있을 수 있고, 환자가 기침 재채기를 하면 코나 입을 막으면서 손에 비말이 묻고 오염이 있을 수 있잖아요.]In a crowded taxi, drivers and passengers must be close together, so more meticulous quarantine efforts are needed.
YTN Jeong Hyun-woo[[email protected]]it is.
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