LRT Jakarta Ramping Up Cleaning of Train Cars, to Fight Coronavirus Spread
Reported by Wuri Setyaningsih | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The train is washed with environmentally friendly soap
The PT LRT Jakarta has prepared several steps to anticipate the spread of COVID-19. One of them is routinely cleaning the LRT train's exterior and interior.
It is done after picking up passengers at the LRT Jakarta depot, Pegangsaan Dua, North Jakarta.
Socialized Prevention and Coronavirus in Car Free Day Along Sudirman - Thamrin"The train is washed with environmentally friendly soap, then the used washing water is processed again," said PT LRT Jakarta Secretary Division Head, Arnold Kindengen, Sunday (3/8).
He explained the company already has a standard of quality cleaning and comfort services for its passengers.
"The train interior is cleaned up to the smallest parts and also sprayed using fast acting disinfection spray," he told.
Aside that, his side also enforces body check of temperature at the entrance of the station. Passengers whose body temperature exceeds 38 degrees Celsius are not allowed to enter the station.
