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Tuesday, 07 April 2020

The Guardian

• Colleagues of bus drivers who died of coronavirus call for better protectionDrivers remain concerned for wellbeing as tributes paid to the nine who fell victim to Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTributes have been paid to nine bus workers who have lost theirs lives to the coronavirus, with colleagues calling for more robust measures to protect others working in the transport system.Two of those drivers, plus a garage supervisor, worked for bus company Metroline. Alperton bus garage driver Said Musse and Holloway driver Emeka Nyack Ihenacho lost their lives along with Paul Aheto, who worked as a supervisor at the Willesden garage. Co...

East Anglian Daily Times

• Ipswich Buses and First Eastern Counties get boost from governmentThe two largest bus companies in Suffolk have welcomed the news that the government is to support the industry after the number of passengers dropped like a stone during the coronavirus crisis.

Other Regional Press

• Go Cornwall bus drivers to wear Covid-19 plastic face visorsBus drivers on services in Cornwall are to be issued with plastic visors as part of protection measures during the coronavirus outbreak.
• Harrogate Bus Company's free online teaching idea during lockdownThe Harrogate Bus Company is teaming up with educators to create a colourful world of fact-finding fun to help keep children busy during lockdown.
• Renewed calls for stricter hygiene measures after Bristol bus driver diesThe death of a bus worker in Bristol has renewed calls for stricter hygiene measures across the bus industry.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Coronavirus: Five London bus workers die, union confirmsFive London bus workers have died after contracting coronavirus. Unite said their members had been doing