Taxi companies also take measures against new virus driver infection Okinawa February 15 18:23
Following the confirmation that a taxi driver in Okinawa Prefecture was infected with the new coronavirus, taxi companies in the prefecture have taken measures to prevent infection and to check if there is any problem with the driver's condition. going.
On April 14, it was confirmed that a 60-year-old taxi driver living in Okinawa Prefecture was infected with the new coronavirus for the first time in Kyushu and Okinawa.
In response, the Okinawa General Secretariat, the branch office of the country, called on taxi and bus companies in the prefecture to thoroughly understand the driver's health in addition to thorough washing and gargle.
On the 15th, a taxi company's office in the southern part of the main island of Okinawa had a driver carefully wipe the seats and doorknobs inside the car with alcohol for disinfection.
The operation manager of the sales office called out each driver to see if there were any problems with their physical condition, and told them to inform them immediately if there were any passengers who were not feeling well.
A driver in his twenties said, "I'm worried that myself will be infected. I'll make sure that my car is well-ventilated as well as washed and gargled."