[Wuhan Pneumonia] Taxi industry said revenue fell sharply, two-thirds of government support was insufficient

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Written by: Lao Minyi

2020-02-21 10:37

Yesterday, three new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Hong Kong. Among them, taxi drivers became infected for the first time. Du Tongtang, director of the Kowloon Branch of the Automobile Transportation Industry Federation, described the incident as unfortunate, and called on taxi drivers to take precautions and clean them, especially to wash their hands or use hand rub after touching coins to avoid tiredness.

Some taxi trade unions urge drivers to do a good job of defense and cleaning, especially to wash their hands or use hand rub after touching coins. (Profile picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Du Tongtang said that 99% of taxi drivers currently wear masks. If passengers insist on not wearing masks, they have to recommend that the driver bring a few more masks with them and provide them to passengers when necessary. They also criticize the government for not providing any support to frontline taxi drivers. For example, face-to-face masks are hard to find, and the government has no support.

Twelve of the confirmed cases in Hong Kong have taken taxis during the onset of illness, involving at least 14 trips. Du Yantang thinks that it is difficult for the driver to know whether the passenger is infected. Even if he knows that the confirmed person has been in the taxi, he may think that he is negligent and takes precautions. He encourages the driver to go to the hospital if he suspects it.

Under the haze of the epidemic, Du Yantang said that the business was terrible. The business volume dropped by two-thirds. It is good to earn more than 100 yuan a day. Willing to reduce rent by a hundred yuan, to live through the difficulties in the epidemic. He expected that the taxi industry would take some time to recover, at least three or four months before it was suffered.

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