Rapid KL Takes Extra Steps Regarding Coronavirus

By Aqil Syakir | | 07.02.20

KUALA LUMPUR - Rapid KL has taken additional steps to minimize the risk of exposure to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection for more than a million passengers traveling daily on their bus and train services.

The company has also launched routine morning health controls for its bus captains before being deployed as part of the work to protect their employees ' well-being.

According to the Rapid Bus chief executive officer Muhammad Yazurin Sallij, every morning, a routine starts from the third week of last month, the mandated temperature and health checks of its busses captains.

“We brief our bus captains to provide them with information on the virus, in terms of what are the symptoms they can look out for, and the standard operating procedures (SOP) in an emergency situation involving any of our customers.

“This routine is done every morning at all our seven Rapid KL depots, as well as by Rapid Penang, Rapid Kuantan, Rapid Kemunting, and Rapid Manjung,” he told a press conference at Kompleks Rapid Bus Cheras Selatan, here today.

Muhammad Yazurin also said All bus captains have face masks that are only allowed to drive fit and healthy, while those unpleasant to seek medical attention are advised to do so immediately.

He added sanitisers are also provided for passengers boarding the Rapid KL Airport Shuttle bus service from Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1 (KLIA1) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) or bus to either airport.

Additionally, Rapid Rail is also taking additional steps, with public service announcements on the Coronavirus screened on Light Rail Transit (LRT), Mass Rail Transit (MRT), and monorail trains.

It is also advised that the public take care of their own personal hygiene when entering public areas such as the LRT or MRT stations.