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Sundbybergs station morphed into a life-threatening cluster when public transport gave way and road users were forced to crowd each other.
The X-ray nurse, Banafsheh, had to interrupt her commute to work to avoid getting infected with the crown.
– When you are on your way to help covid patients, but you cannot get there. It feels incredibly heavy on the heart, says Banafsheh Tousi.
Every weekday, 27-year-old radiology nurse Banafsheh Tousi travels collectively to work at Nya Karolinska in Solna, Stockholm. She takes the commuter train from Barkarby, gets off at Odenplan and takes the bus the last leg to Solna.
– It’s always packed after work. So I often feel insecure about the bus and the shuttle on the way home, Banafsheh explains, continuing:
– But I do not have access to a car, and many of my colleagues do not, so there is no alternative.
Several times recently Banafsheh traveled to work, he says there has been a traffic stop. On Wednesday morning, there was a signal error on one of the commuter train lines, causing a lot of congestion.
– It started on the ferry, continued in the corridors, at the barriers and went down to the subway. That’s the worst I’ve ever seen.
Nurse: I can’t be here
Banafsheh Tousi went down to the blue metro line, which was referred to by SL. But he quickly regretted his decision.
– People came. There were no stops, it was completely out of control. In the end, I felt: I can’t be here, says Banafsheh Tousi.
Photo: Private
Banafsheh Tousi, X-ray nurse at Nya Karolinska.
He got up from the subway and took work through several bus changes. A trip that made it more than two hours ago.
– I’m on my way to covid patients, but I can’t even get there to treat them. It feels incredibly heavy on the heart, says Banafsheh.
Criticism of SL: “Impossible to keep the distance”
Talk about fatigue among colleagues in the department. How they have to physically cope with another wave, when they haven’t even had time to recover from the first one.
– And we must also be mentally strong. When I see this happening, I feel like it will get worse, we will have more patients.
SL has previously responded to Aftonbladet that it is up to travelers to re-plan their itinerary if necessary. But that’s an answer that doesn’t hold up, says Banafsheh Tousi.
– More people travel by public transport in winter, and there are often more problems with trains. It could have been planned much earlier when you know it’s a pandemic, says Banafsheh, continuing:
– It was impossible to keep a distance. Then it doesn’t work to write “Avoid congestion” on a sign. Help instead.
Photo: Björn Lindahl
Overcrowding at Sundbyberg station on Wednesday.
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