https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚌" title="Bus" aria-label="Emoji: Bus"> NEW from me: "That plastic screen is to stop crackheads from stabbing me – it’s not going to stop the coronavirus". Bus drivers risking coronavirus say they have been cast aside, with no protective kit and poor cleanliness in their cabs. @HuffPostUK https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-one-is-protecting-us-bus-drivers-on-front-line-slam-lack-of-coronavirus-precautions_uk_5e83e067c5b65dd0c5d601d8?utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-...

Lorraine, who& #39;s currently off sick w/ Covid–19 symptoms, blasted her bus companies& #39; "negligence". “We’re going to lose a lot of drivers to the virus. That’s the only time ppl want to pay attention; the companies are taking liberties with people’s lives.” https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-one-is-protecting-us-bus-drivers-on-front-line-slam-lack-of-coronavirus-precautions_uk_5e83e067c5b65dd0c5d601d8?utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-...

Lorraine feels that, in some instances, London frontline staff members are being deliberately discriminated against. “I feel like most of the drivers are Black – we are the guinea pigs. That’s how I feel,” she said. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-one-is-protecting-us-bus-drivers-on-front-line-slam-lack-of-coronavirus-precautions_uk_5e83e067c5b65dd0c5d601d8?utm_hp_ref=uk-news">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-...

“Same with the doctors and nurses. I think it’s disgusting. Look how quickly the stars get tested, look how quickly Charles got tested, Boris Johnson – and they’re not on the frontline like we are. This country is a joke," she added. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/prince-charles-tests-positive-for-coronavirus_uk_5e7b33b1c5b6e051e8ddf8ed">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pri...

Henry, a driver at Stagecoach, asked a passenger to move down the bus: "He then told me he didn’t need to because of the plastic screen. I replied: ‘That screen is to stop crackheads from stabbing me, it’s not going to stop the coronavirus.’" #COVIDー19 https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-one-is-protecting-us-bus-drivers-on-front-line-slam-lack-of-coronavirus-precautions_uk_5e83e067c5b65dd0c5d601d8?utm_hp_ref=uk-news">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-...

LATEST: Ten transport workers in London have now died after testing positive for Covid-19. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-latest-updates-6-april-2020_uk_5e8a3c29c5b6e7d76c65f31c">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cor...

Arriva has warned employees off taking measures to enforce govt social distancing guidance - such as taping off seats - where the company has allegedly been failing to. "Any driver seen to be doing this will be dealt with formally," it said. 8 bus drivers have died from Covid-19.