Amtrak Passengers Will be Required to Wear Face Coverings

Passengers disembark a train at Union Station in Washington on April 9, 2020. Rob Carr/Getty Images

Amtrak is making customers wear masks or face coverings in stations, on trains, and on thruway buses starting May 11.

The transportation provider said the new policy is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 is a disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.