Senin, 13 Desember 2021

COVID-19: Boris Johnson's work from home advice has immediate impact on road traffic and public transport - Sky News

After people were advised to work from home to tackle the "tidal wave" of Omicron cases - data has shown the government guidance has had an immediate impact on the roads and public transport.

Commuters reported seeing fewer people on the roads and on buses and trains in England on Monday morning, with pictures showing deserted motorways, train stations and carriages.

It comes after Boris Johnson last week urged everyone to work from home if they can from today and get their boosters in a bid to tackle the highly-infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19.

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Motorists this morning on the M40 close to Warwick. People in England are advised to now work from home if they can, as part of the government's Plan B guidance. New restrictions have come into force to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Picture date: Monday December 13, 2021.
Image: Motorists this morning on the M40 close to Warwick

Figures published by location technology firm TomTom revealed the level of road congestion at 8am in major cities across England fell sharply compared with the previous two Mondays.

London's congestion levels dropped from 72% on 29 November and 69% on 6 December to 60% today.

Birmingham saw an even more dramatic fall in congestion levels, which dropped from 87% on 29 November to 64% last Monday and 55% today.

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Similarly, Manchester experienced a 36% drop in congestion levels today (53%) compared to 29 November (89%).

And congestion levels in the seaside city of Brighton have also steadily declined, from 59% on 29 November to 55% on 6 December to 44% today.

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A quiet Paddington Station, London, at 0725 as work from home guidance by the government has started on Monday. The UK Covid alert level was raised to Level 4, up from Level 3, following the rapid increase in the number of Omicron cases being recorded. Picture date: Monday December 13, 2021.
Image: A quiet Paddington Station in London at 7.25am this morning

Tube and bus use declines in London

Transport for London (TfL) reported a fall in demand for Tube and bus travel services on Monday morning.

Around one million journeys were made on the London Underground between the start of service and 10am - an 18% reduction compared with 1.22 million during the same period a week ago.

Bus usage also saw a 5% decline - from 1.21 million journeys to 1.15 million over the same period.

A TfL spokesman said: "The government's decision to require people to work from home from today will naturally result in a drop in TfL's ridership.

"We continue to assess what impact this announcement has on overall ridership levels, and crucially our operating income which relies heavily on fares revenue."

Train usage falls

Network Rail said the number of people using 16 major railway stations in England and Scotland between 6am and 9.30am this morning was down compared with last week.

A near empty quiet carriage on the 0633 train from Maidenhead to Paddington as work from home guidance by the government has started on Monday. The UK Covid alert level was raised to Level 4, up from Level 3, following the rapid increase in the number of Omicron cases being recorded. Picture date: Monday December 13, 2021.
Image: A near-empty carriage on the 6.33am train from Maidenhead to Paddington

It said the stations with the largest week-on-week reductions were Cannon Street (38%), Leeds Central (35%), Waterloo (34%), Kings Cross (28%), Liverpool Street (26%) and Euston (25%), Reading (25%) and Bristol (25%).

Other stations that saw a fall in usage include Birmingham New Street (24%), Charing Cross (23%), Paddington (20%), Manchester Piccadilly (20%), Liverpool Lime Street (17%), Edinburgh Waverley (11%), Victoria (8%) and Glasgow Central (7%).

What commuters are saying

One Twitter user wrote: "Waiting on my bus to work and the roads are very quiet this morning.

"I think the work from home (guidance) has already kicked in."

Photos of a near-empty Waterloo station were shared on Twitter by @lucitelu, with the caption: "Stations are quiet again. This is Waterloo, 9:15."

Someone else tweeted: "I'm in a flat slap bang in the middle of London and (the) roads are unbelievably quiet now."

Another Twitter user in the capital wrote: "Everywhere is extremely quiet again. Have school holidays started? Or is everyone working from home? No one at the bus stop. No traffic. No people walking. Very weird for a Monday."

A near empty Maidenhead station at 0630 as work from home guidance by the government has started on Monday. The UK Covid alert level was raised to Level 4, up from Level 3, following the rapid increase in the number of Omicron cases being recorded. Picture date: Monday December 13, 2021.
Image: A near-empty Maidenhead station at 6.30am

More transport data

Several other cities experienced reduced road congestion at 8am on Monday, according to TomTom.

• Hull congestion levels dropped from 71% on 29 November to 64% on 6 December and 57% on Monday

• Leeds - from 74% to 56% and 43%

• Leicester - from 98% to 60% and 51%

• Bristol - from 60% to 64%, but fell to 41%

• Liverpool - from 70% to 53%, but then up to 58%

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