A train conductor looks out from a train on the subway in the Brooklyn borough on June 22, 2020 in New York City.A new survey from NYU found that 24% of New York's bus and subway workers have contracted COVID-19, a figure higher than previously estimated.
In addition, more than 70% of transit workers said they were fearful for their safety at work. Beside concerns about their own health, workers said that they were worried that riders would attack them if they tried to enforce mask-wearing, or if they didn't enforce mask-wearing on other riders. "The transit workers have suffered the most casualties," said Roberto Martinez, a bus operator, in a . "Why? Because we are in contact with more people on a daily basis."
There have been "significantly more" personal protective equipment, safety supplies, and sanitary protocols compared to early March, transit workers said, according to the survey. Still, the stress of COVID-19 exposure has negatively affected the mental health of employees. Over half of respondents said they felt "nervous, anxious, on-edge, and cannot control worrying," and 15% said they felt "isolated, down, depressed or hopeless.
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