{"id":3141,"date":"2022-04-06T10:09:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T09:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2022-12-02T13:39:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T13:39:55","slug":"covid-19-and-the-safety-of-public-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/2022\/04\/06\/covid-19-and-the-safety-of-public-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 and the safety of public transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_menu][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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