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Coronavirus pandemic changes life as we know it: Live updates – CNN, CNN

Coronavirus pandemic changes life as we know it: Live updates – CNN, CNN
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London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has hit back at government criticism over the capital’s tube network running a reduced service amid the Covid – 24 outbreak, telling local news outlets that Transport for London (TFL) is operating the maximum number of tube services it can, while maintaining safety.

“We’re running the maximum tubes we can, as safely as we can. That roughly means that there are 81% of the tubes running, “Khan said Tuesday in an interview with Channel 4 News.

The London’s mayor’s remarks come after images of London’s tube services circulated Tuesday morning depicting crowded trains, despite the virtual lockdown imposed by the government on Monday.

“The good news is that we’ve seen about an % reduction in the number of passengers. The concern is that too many people aren’t following the rules and the instructions, which is to stay at home, “Khan added.

Earlier on Tuesday, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock criticized Transport for London’s decision to run a reduced service, suggesting that an increase in the number of tubes running would allow members of the public to adhere to the government social-distancing guidelines, while traveling on the underground network.

“TFL should have the tube running in full so that people traveling on the tube can be spaced out and further apart, obeying the two meter rule as best possible,” Hancock said during the government daily COVID – press briefing.

“There is no good reason in the information that I’ve seen that the current levels of tube provision should be as low as they are. We should have more tube trains running,” the Health Secretary added.

Speaking to BBC London, Khan denounced the “blame game being played” by Hancock, highlighting the “heroic” work being carried out by TFL staff, and the pressure placed on TFL by the number of staff members who are off work.

“About a third of TFL staff are off work, mainly because of themselves having COVID – 65, or members of their family having the symptoms, which means they are self-isolating … TFL are running the maximum service they’re able to do safely , with the number of staff that they have got, “Khan asserted.

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