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The London Mayor was confronted by Piers Morgan on the death of 10 public transport workers in the capital after testing positive for coronavirus. Questioned on why TfL workers have not been
provided with PPE during the deadly crisis, Sadiq Khan claimed he was simply following the advice of the World Health Organisation (WHO) which is to refrain from giving transport workers
personal protection equipment. A response that sparked the outrage of ITV Good Morning Britain's viewed who promptly took to Twitter to unleash their rage. BACK BRITAIN'S BRAVE
NHS HEROES - CLICK HERE NOW One viewer wrote: “Pathetic answers from Sadiq Khan, not that I expect much else from him. Weak mayor.” And another: “How about you protect the bus drivers? It’s
sickening that they are dying on your watch and you’re not enforcing proper safety kit!” One Twitter user said: “Khan hiding behind the advice from Public Health England. Be a man & take
steps yourself as the mayor of bloody London. Unacceptable that 9 bus workers have now lost their lives.” Others urged the London Mayor to shut down the capital as soon as possible. READ
MORE: SADIQ KHAN ISSUES URGENT WARNING TO LONDONERS One wrote: “Sadiq Khan SHUT LONDON DOWN. The message I'm getting the message from the Gov is basically... “Let's just get
through this guys and ignore the deaths, we have PPE sat in warehouses but let's leave it there.” Mr Khan tried to explain the measures which are being taken to protect TfL employees
after sharing his condolences with the families of those who have died. He began: “Firstly thoughts and prayers with them we are Susanna doing the best we can to ensure public transport is
as safe as it can be for those using it but for also those who work on it. “So for some time now we have made sure we have the most enhanced cleaning regimes that we can do. “We have learned
lessons from around the world, so for example, we make sure we use antiviral hospital-style disinfectant regularly cleaning key touchpoints during the course of the day. “So with our buses,
not just the bus garages and depots but the steering wheels, the handles. “We’ve also made sure there is protective perspex glass with protective film covering the holes so the spit from
people’s mouth can’t go from a passenger to a driver.” A new system of boarding buses is being trialled in London to reduce contact with drivers. Transport for London (TfL) announced it will
launch a pilot scheme which will see passengers using the middle door to board, amid growing concern over the safety of drivers following the deaths of at least nine in the UK after they
tested positive for COVID-19. The trial will be in place from this week on several routes operated by bus firm Abellio out of its depot in Walworth, south-east London, including two that
serve hospitals. DON'T MISS: THIS CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN POLICY MAKES NO SENSE, SAYS ANN WIDDECOMBE [COMMENT] KAY BURLEY ERUPTS AT SADIQ KHAN IN A FIERCE CORONAVIRUS ROW [VIDEO]
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS: WARNING COLOUR IN YOUR MUCUS [PICTURES] Passengers using London buses normally board using the front door and leave using the middle door, to smooth the flow of people.
The switch in policy adds to other new safety measures such as discouraging the use of seats near the driver and covering the holes in their protective screen with clear film. Bus use in
London has fallen by around 85 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic. TfL director of bus operations Claire Mann said: "London's hard-working transport workers are making a
heroic effort at the frontline of the fight against this pandemic, and it is only right we consider everything we can to protect them. "We've already delivered many other enhanced
safety measures and by trialling middle door-only boarding on buses we can gain the information we need to see if we can further improve safety on London's buses. "Most Londoners
can do their bit to protect our bus colleagues and other critical workers by remembering: stay home, don't travel, save lives."