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MARTA train evacuated, disinfected after passenger claims to have monkeypox

Officials evacuated a MARTA train after a rider overheard another passenger say they had monkeypox.

The incident happened around 3:15 p.m. Monday on a train heading to the East Point station.

According to MARTA, a rider called MARTA police after they heard the passenger’s claims.

When the train arrived at the station, officials evacuated the train and had EMS check out the passenger who said they were sick. MARTA did not release any other information about the passenger. It is unclear if the passenger tested positive or negative.

The other passengers boarded another train. Meanwhile, MARTA took the empty train to a rail yard so officials could clean and disinfect it.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 8,900 cases nationwide. In Georgia, there were 625 cases as of Monday, the CDC website shows.

WSB spoke with Dr. Jayne Morgan, executive director of the COVID-19 Task Force for Piedmont Healthcare Corporation, and asked her how transmissible the virus is and what, in addition to getting the vaccine, can people do to stay monkeypox-free.

“You can get it from sharing towels and sharing linens, if the person who used the towel or slept in that bed is infected with the monkeypox virus,” Morgan said. “The normal cleaning and disinfecting processes should be maintained.”

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