BALANCING THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE MAJOR CHALLENGES. >> ANXIOUS MOMENT. THANK YOU. >>> THREE EMPLOYEES WHO DRIVE PUBLIC BUSES IN FAYETTEVILLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. THAT HAS FORCED THE CITY'S BUS COMPANY TO SUSPEND SIX ROUTES FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. WRAL, FAYETTEVILLE REPORTER IS LIVE AT THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION HEAD QUARTERS WITH WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THOSE WHO DEPEND ON BUS SERVICE TO GET AROUND. GILBERT. >> WELL, IN A NUTSHELL WHAT IT MEANS IS THE 600 FOLKS WHO RELY ON THE CITY BUSES, WE HAD SEVERAL OF THEM HERE A SECOND AGO. THEY USE THESE BUSES TO GET AROUND THE CITY. THEY WILL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO GET AROUND. THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW. WE KNOW THAT THREE BUS DRIVERS DID TEST POSITIVE. THROUGH CONTACT TRACING 36 OTHER EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF THE JOB. THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION HAS SAFELY -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] RESIDENTS WHO THEY GET TO RIDE THE BUS FREE AND THE CITY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS TAKE SEVERAL STEPS TO MITIGATE THE TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS. >> WE PICK UP PASSENGER NOW, WE HAVE THEM LOAD BY THE BACK DOOR SO THEY ARE SEPARATED FROM THE OPERATORS. WE HAVE SIGNS ON THE BUSES TO KEEP THEM FROM SITTING NEXT TO EACH OTHER. WE HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP EVERYTHING SAFE AND UNTIL NOW WE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL. >> I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE LIST OF THE BUS ROUTES THAT HAD BEEN SUSPENDED. I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO ROUTE NUMBER 15. THAT IS THE ONE THAT TAKES PASSENGERS TO THE MEDICAL CENTER ASK ALSO TO THE MALL. THEY HAVE OTHER BUSES THAT TAKE PASSENGERS TO THE HOSPITAL AND TO THE MALL. ALSO ROUTE NUMBER #4R7 BE -- 7 WILL BE RUN ON A LIMITED SCHEDULE. WE ARE TOLD THEY WILL TRY TO HAVE ENOUGH BUS DRIVERS BACK ON BOARD HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT TEN DAYS. UNTIL NOW AND THEN THOSE SIX BUS ROUTES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED.