MRT-3 Bans Phone Calls

Commuters of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 are prohibited from speaking and answering phone calls inside MRT-3 trains, the management announced yesterday as the rail line resumed operations after a five-day shut down as hundreds of its personnel tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

- Ghio Ong

In an advisory, the MRT-3 said the policy seeks to curb the transmission of the virus among passengers.

“To avoid the possible spread and infection of the virus among commuters, answering phone calls and talking inside the trains are now prohibited,” the advisory read.

The MRT-3 also reminded passengers to wear face masks at all times to prevent droplets from spreading in the trains when speaking, sneezing or coughing.