Drivers are infected by the new virus Taxi companies ...

Driver infected with new virus Taxi company ... February 19 at 17:05

A taxi company in Tokyo, where a taxi driver in Yokohama, who was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, responded to an NHK telephone call on the 18th.

According to the company, the infected male driver in his 60s works at a sales office in Tokyo.

On the morning of the 8th of this month, the driver told me "I will take a rest because I am sick" and the driver has been taking a rest since that day.
Then, on the morning of the 19th, a driver's family called and was notified that the driver had been infected with the new coronavirus.

At that time, my family said, "The driver was sick for a while, and I was consulted by a doctor, but he was resting because he was told that he was going to be cold. Was negative at that time, and she was hospitalized as it was. "

The company has not been able to talk directly to the driver so far, but the company's work records show that the driver had a fever with the announcement of Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama City. About, I was on duty from the morning of the day to the early morning of the next day.

In roll calls made before and after the crew at the sales office, the driver explained to the person in charge that "there was no particular physical condition."

In addition, according to the company's work record, the most recent work before taking a break was nine days from last month and two days from this month when it was said that there was a fever, mainly in Tokyo. , That is, carrying at least about 30 passengers.

As a measure against the new type of coronavirus, the company has been gradually wearing driver's masks, gargles and hand washing since last month, and disinfection and cleaning of the interior of the car before and after the crew.

In addition, if the driver's physical condition is suspected due to a roll call before boarding the train, he would take measures such as measuring body temperature.

So far, no one has reported symptoms such as fever or cough to employees other than the infected driver, but in the future, identify employees who have been in close contact with the infected driver and instruct them to wait at home about it.

In addition, all employees were instructed to check their health, such as measuring body temperature at home, and if they had a fever of more than 5 minutes at 37 degrees, they decided not to go to work and to wait at home. is.

According to the taxi company, "I'm sorry that you're worried about your employees being infected. We will do our best to prevent the spread of infection to protect the safety and security of our customers and employees."

Taxi drivers worried

As taxis and higher-level drivers have been confirmed to be infected one after another, we interviewed the taxi drivers in Tokyo.

The first person to hear on the phone was a driver in his forties working for a taxi company in Tokyo.

When I ask taxi drivers and other officials about the number of infected people, they have a feeling of "Tomorrow's body." I don't know who is infected. "

When asked when he was particularly anxious, he said, "The most worrisome thing is the customer who is coughing, even though he is not wearing a mask. There is a risk and I have to put up with it.It is a small space so I can not escape.I am wearing a mask myself, but I am uneasy whether it is okay.I am scared and even scared, but recently Even in a situation close to giving up ... "

The next person I heard was a driver in his 50s who is taking a private taxi in Tokyo.

According to the driver, "I have to work to get rid of the infection, but I have to work to eat it, but that work can be affected. I think personal taxis are especially serious. "

What does "personal taxi mean?"

To be more specific, drivers and employees at the private taxi union branch in Tokyo have been infected one after another, and some passengers avoid using private taxis.

In fact, recently, while waiting for a turn in a certain place in Tokyo, this driver's car was the first, but the customer did not get in, but got in a corporate taxi behind.

The driver said that some private taxi buddies have had similar experiences recently.

Finally, when interviewing a driver in his 60s who works in a corporate taxi in Tokyo, he said, "I do not work in an area with many foreigners, so I was not infected until a while ago. I didn't think, but I thought that it wasn't relevant anymore since the driver of Hire, who only carried Japanese people, was infected. Was.

In addition, when asked about the impact on work, reputational damage such as "If you get infected by taxi" seems to be a part, and it seems that Japanese users are decreasing. In addition, Chinese and foreign tourists I think the number of passengers is getting smaller. If this situation continues, there may be drivers who will have a harder life. I want you to end as soon as possible. "