The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to distribute 15.6 million cloth masks throughout the freight and passenger sector in a ramp-up of efforts by the Trump Administration to keep the coronavirus pandemic under control among transportation workers.
"Transportation workers are on the frontlines of keeping our transportation systems operational during this public health emergency and their well-being and safety is paramount," commented U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on May 28.
The masks were secured by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will ...