A total of 102 Metro de Madrid workers have been infected with coronavirus, including the three deceased employees, and 418 are under observation for alleged direct contact with those infected.

A Metro spokesperson has told Europa Press that the percentage of positives, in a workforce with more than 7,000 employees, represents 1.45 percent of the suburban's staff.

In addition, around 400 employees, who are "especially sensitive" for other types of pathologies they suffer, are in isolation or with sick leave from Social Security. To this number are added workers older than 60 years (also around 400), as established by the health authorities.

Metro has remarked that it "accounts" for this to the unions, who are being "continuously informed" both of the health status of the employees and of the different measures they are carrying out following the protocols of the health authorities to preserve safety. of employees and travelers.