No buses next week if bus crew are not vaccinated this week: LPBOA

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If the Government do not take suitable step to vaccinate all private bus employees and owners by end of this week, private bus operations will grind to a halt by next week, Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) warned.

LPBOA Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne told the Daily Mirror that several requests have been made to the Government in connection with the above.

"We have requested the Government to vaccinate the private bus operators two months ago as they are highly vulnerable to contract the virus. We made direct requests from the Health Services Director General. But the Government did not take our request seriously," Wijeratne said.

We want to have the vaccine on a priority basis, similar to the the Government's step to inoculate the front line workers such as the health sector, he said.

We have about 45,000 operators in the private bus service and we emphasize that the owners too need to be vaccinated, since they collect the daily collection from the bus crew, he said.

Moreover, Mr. Wijerathe said none of the employees in the transport sector including SLTB or Railway Department has been vaccinated.

There could be a collapse in the transport sector, if the virus spread among them.

Therefore, the LPBOA has decided to stop their services by next week, if the Government do not take any meaningful step to vaccinate them during the course of this week, Mr. Wijerathe added. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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Chris Sunday, 09 May 2021 01:15 PM

Okay Gemunu, you can stop the bus service. But don't come crying for subsidies and lease payments. Card board hero

Train Rider Sunday, 09 May 2021 02:12 PM

Please dont vaccinate them.. we are better off without these killers on roads...

Dee Sunday, 09 May 2021 02:15 PM

Don't jump too much. We will get the army to run the busses!

Ranaweera Sunday, 09 May 2021 04:02 PM

Ok guys, we need to think about Rapid Transport system with electric trains. Then we can get rid of these killer , bulky uncomfortable busses with continous noise pollution inside and out.

Sokrates Sunday, 09 May 2021 04:11 PM

To stop the buses is a good prevention against the spread of the virus.

vince Sunday, 09 May 2021 05:02 PM

Teach them to drive properly first. They are a bunch of erratic, dangerous and careless drivers bar a few. And also make them wear shields. Better still lock down and see this idiot and his cohorts go bankrupt.

Eshan Monday, 10 May 2021 02:02 AM

Yeah right. Tell your condostora bugger and the driver to adhere to covid regulations. Some of your heroes dont wear and dont ask passengers to abide by the rules as well.

Jude Keegel Monday, 10 May 2021 05:20 AM

Copy the stretergy implied by countries that locked down and controlled the virus today. Instead of having an overload within the hospital system and deaths as seen in India. Getting a first jab doesn't mean one gaines immunity.

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