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'I haven't hugged my kids for three weeks': What it's really like to drive a bus during the coronavirus crisis

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The spotlight during lockdown has shone primarily on the NHS workers saving lives and more recently, the care workers risking their own lives to support others. But as London's Mayor Sadiq Khan confirms 26 transport staff, including at least 20 bus drivers, have died after testing positive for coronavirus, it's clear other key workers could also be risking their health to keep the country moving. At 11am on Friday, buses across Greater Manchester came to a stop for a minute's silence in memory of those who have been taken by the virus. In the meantime, bus operators say they have enhanced cleaning measures, made cabs more secure and supplied hand sanitiser to drivers. But backed by Unite the union, many drivers in Greater Manchester are

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