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Coronavirus: Safety top of mind for Regina cab driver during COVID-19 pandemic

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Doug Seibel has experienced a lot in his 50 years as a Regina cab driver, but nothing has been like operating during a global pandemic, he says. “We’ve had other flus you don’t worry about too much, but with all this going on, it’s scary,” he said of his work. “You’re so confined in the car that you get people coughing, sneezing, everything — they don’t cover their mouths.” The 71-year-old said he recently had a customer who was coughing so close that he could feel it on his neck.

When he asked the patron to cover their mouth, he said they made fun of him. Seibel, whose age puts him at increased risk for COVID-19,  said he is now meticulously wiping down the interior and door handles of his car between every customer. “I go out there,

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