TRANSIT AGENCIES, AIRPORTS TO GET 100M FACE MASKS

The U.S. Department of Transportation released plans on Friday to send nearly 100 million face coverings to airports, transit agencies and U.S. passenger railroad service Amtrak over the coming weeks, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The cloth coverings will be provided as a supplement for passengers, the department said in a statement. The Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention recommends wearing face coverings in enclosed public spaces, which are reopening after months-long shutdowns aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus.

Nearly 87 million of the masks, procured by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will go to airports. The allotment is in addition to some 15 million committed to workers in the transportation sector.