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As part of precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced several proactive and preventive measures to protect the health of public transport riders.
Measures taken include controlling the number of riders per metro/bus to maintain a safe distance between riders. Bus doors will be controlled by the driver. The front/middle doors will be opened, and the rear door will remain shut. Moreover, the number of taxi riders has been limited to two per taxi (in the rear seat).
RTA has also increased the number of journeys and stepped up the service frequency of Dubai Metro and all bus shelters in Dubai have been closed temporarily.
The objective of the measures is to ensure healthy and safe transit services at highest global standards and enforce social distancing among passengers.