PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA will offer masks to riders on select bus and train lines starting this week in an effort to quell the novel coronavirus.
A SEPTA spokesperson says they plan to distribute 20,000 surgical masks to riders as long as their supply allows. The masks will be available aboard select buses and Market-Frankford/Broad Street trains.
Several major transportation hubs, including 69th Street, 15th Street, Suburban and Jefferson Stations, will have masks available for riders.
Additionally, SEPTA employees at high-risk of exposure to the novel virus have been issued Personal Protective Equipment. SEPTA says 61,000 surgical masks, 8,700 neck gators, and 1,500 bandanas have been given to employees.
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