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Bengaluru: The state health department has warned against travel in any public transport system for extended periods as it may result in the contraction of the Covid-19 infection.

An advisory was issued by the state health department in this regard, in which it asked the commuters to take all precautions including wearing masks, hand gloves etc.

The advisory comes after over 12 lakh passengers travelled in public transport vehicles in the past 15 days across the state. The KSRTC and BMTC operated its fleets regularly while a few trains were operated on important routes.

The new advisory is also expected to hit the auto and cab service providers as passengers may stay away fearing an infection.