News & Record reports Greensboro Transit Authority’s employee walkout forced temporary suspension of all fixed routes after a driver “became ill and subsequently was diagnosed with” coronavirus.Later, the transit authority’s contractor told the N&R that 20 percent of normal weekday runs resumed later Wednesday.
Due to recent COVID-19 developments, all GTA and SCAT services are temporarily halted. As the city continues to follow the Governor's stay-at-home order, residents must consider alternative options for necessary travel until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience. pic.twitter.com/GZ94Q0Y1Xv
— The GTA HEAT! (@GTAHEAT) April 29, 2020
The N&R reported GTA’s Tweet earlier this morning regarding “recent COVID-19” developments. The question is whether or not that’s how employees found out–or for that matter bus riders who were the infected driver’s route.