Buses get disinfectant spray, wipedowns as riders stay home

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The scene looks like so many from viral outbreak movies: a person in a white mask and protective suit spraying a substance into the air.

The only thing missing from the Community Transit video is audio of television news anchors talking about a disease sweeping the nation.

Except it’s as real as it gets, and it’s necessary to help stem the tide of the viral respiratory disease.

Thousands of people board a bus, hop in a vanpool, sail on a ferry or take a train to work across Snohomish County every day, and the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 has prompted commuters and transit agencies to change their habits.

“Overall, like our regional transportation partners, we have continued to see a decline in ridership over the past few days,” Community Transit spokeswoman Nashika Stanbro said.

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1. I live in downtown Everett

and work there too. It's becoming a ghost town. Fortunately, no one I know has been diagnosed and they may tell us to stay home from work soon...……