“We now know that transport workers are at significant risk from Covid-19 with fatality rates higher than the general population. "One incident and we are reduced to crisis management with reports that social distancing is impossible with Tube carriages rammed. "The images of busy public transport paired with the tragic deaths of many of our transport workers will alarm the public. (Image: PHILIP COBURN)When asked about railway ticket officer this morning, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said around 50 transport workers have died during the crisis. "So very, very sad, her death and indeed the deaths of around 50 transport workers is something I take particularly seriously."

Source: Daily Mirror May 13, 2020 07:31 UTC