Utano: Passengers Need to Cover Noses and Mouths While Riding

APRIL 2 -- TWU Local 100 is urging the MTA to strongly recommend riders cover their noses and mouths with bandanas or scarfs while riding if they do not have masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  Government officials should consider making this a requirement at some point if there isn’t voluntary complance.

“This is a common-sense move that will prevent the spread of the virus and could ease the concerns of both transit workers and riders,” TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano said