Don't lick the 'T'

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Boston’s Orange Line train out of service after person reportedly licked it amid coronavirus warnings.
Wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds.
Maintain 6 feet of separation from others.
Don’t lick the T. (Boston’s subway/rail system, nicknamed the ‘T’ for ‘transit’).

An unidentified man reportedly broke the last of those key safety precautions against contracting coronavirus on Friday morning, when the MBTA had to take an Orange Line train out of service because someone apparently was licking the poles inside it. The virus can stick to some surfaces for up to 72 hours, making cleaning equally as important as social distancing. Transit Police searched the area for the man, but the alleged licker had split.

“Out of an abundance of caution, a southbound train was taken out of service after a passenger reported the alleged incident to a Transit Ambassador at Tufts Medical Center Station,” T spokesman Joe Pesaturo told the Herald on Friday. “Transit Police were notified of the alleged incident.” The alleged incident was a guy licking the train, Pesaturo confirmed. He said the man was inside the car at the downtown stop, licking the poles, which are normally for people to hold onto as the train moves.

The T has sharply reduced service, and ridership has dropped amid the global pandemic, and has started having all buses and Green Line trolleys board through rear doors. Five T employees have tested positive for the virus, including three bus drivers.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/03/27/orange-line-train-out-of-service-after-person-reportedly-licked-it/

[CaptYossarian]

1. Tell them the T stands for Third Rail.

"Challenge Accepted!"

That'll cure the CV.