'Travel Safely Ambassadors' Deploy At LAX To Combat Coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The City of Los Angeles rolled out its Travel Safely Ambassador Program at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday.
Members will be handing out masks to anyone who needs one as well as information about safety precautions on ways to stop the spread of COVID-19.
"So you can have the peace of mind when you travel and we can all stop the spread,'' Mayor Eric Garcetti said last week when announcing the program.
The Travel Safely ambassadors will be easy to spot, Garcetti said.
"They'll be wearing Travel Safely buttons and standing next to signs encouraging mask use,'' Garcetti said last week. "As resources and staffing allow us to get there, we want to have a world-class airport that provides you with world-class safety."
The program will begin in Terminal 1 and eventually expand to all terminals.
Garcetti said deep cleaning is being conducted at LAX's highly trafficked areas and there are now more than 250 hand-sanitizer stations throughout the airport.
"We're doing everything we can to protect everybody who's in need, to protect our most vulnerable to stop the spread and to save lives," he said.
In June, thermal cameras that check passengers' body temperatures were installed throughout the Tom Bradley International Terminal and arrival areas of the airport.
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