T-Ridership: A web tool for reprogramming public transportation fleets to minimize COVID-19 transmission.

ABSTRACT: As the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread throughout the world, steps are being taken to limit the impact on public health. In the realm of infectious diseases like COVID-19, social distancing is one of the effective measures to avoid exposure to the virus and reduce its spread. Traveling on public transport can meaningfully facilitate the propagation of the transmission of infectious diseases. Accordingly, responsive actions taken by public transit agencies against risk factors can effectively limit the risk and make transit systems safe. Among the multitude of risk factors that can affect infection spread on public transport, the likelihood of exposure is a major factor that depends on the number of people riding the public transport and can be reduced b

SUBMITTER: Imani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9995304 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature