The Mayor of Kazan inspected the disinfection of public transport

The Mayor of Kazan inspected the disinfection of public transport

<p> In Kazan, intense disinfection of public transport is carried out to prevent spread of the coronavirus. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, together with representatives of the city and regional media, got acquainted with the process during a press tour. </p> <p> Cleaning of urban transport with disinfectants began on March 17 by the order of Russian health service. Every day at each metro station, the surfaces most often touched by passengers are wiped with an Abacteril bleach. Disinfection is carried out by metro employees - in rubber gloves, dressing special uniform and masks. </p> <p> Ilsur Metshin, Kazan Mayor, inspected the process of indoor surfaces cleaning. </p> <p> A lot of attention is also paid to electric vehicles. Asfan Galyavov, Director General MUE Metroelektrotrans , told that trains are being cleaned twice a day at terminal stations. </p> <p> Metro employees use preventive measures as well before the beginning of work. Every time before going to the line staff takes the temperature,” – said A. Galyavov. </p> <p> The Mayor of Kazan noted the importance of preventive measures. “We pay great attention to the sanitary readiness of municipal services to the existing challenges in the world today. Fortunately, there is no virus in Kazan, but we continue to monitor the situation and apply the necessary measures. The metro is one of the congestion points, so it is important to impose preventive measures here”, - I.Metshin said. </p> <p> The mayor reminded that Kazan citizens should not forget about personal hygiene. “There should be no panic and fear, all measures have been taken in Kazan to ensure the safety of the population, the situation is monitored by the city headquarters. We will cope, if everyone behaves responsibly”, - Ilsur Metshin emphasized. </p> <p> Similar measures are being taken at tram shed -1: trains are cleaned three times a day, said Airat Safin, Director of operations at Metroelectrotrans. The health of employees is also under special control. </p> <p> For information, the special sanitary and epidemiological regime has been introduced in Tatarstan on behalf of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov because of the threat of spread of the coronavirus. </p>

2020-03-20T16:27:59+0300