60% of Milan public transport drivers* tested positive to COVID.
(*): according to preliminary result; drivers could decide to forego the possibility to be tested, something that a symptomatic would probably be less likely to do.
(*): according to preliminary result; drivers could decide to forego the possibility to be tested, something that a symptomatic would probably be less likely to do.
2/ Before the inevitable questions: no, the results cannot be generalized to all bus drivers nor to all Italians.
Milan was hit hard and bus drivers are a category at risk.
At most, it can be perhaps generalized to bus drivers in cities hit as hard as Milan. Perhaps.
Milan was hit hard and bus drivers are a category at risk.
At most, it can be perhaps generalized to bus drivers in cities hit as hard as Milan. Perhaps.
3/ Update: the public transportation company issued a statement saying that the numbers are incorrect (but does not provides the correct ones, as the tests aren’t complete on the full population of bus drivers).
