London's transport network could be massively scaled back in the coming weeks, Mayor Sadiq Khan has said.
Khan says a Saturday and Sunday service could be in place across the city to help battle the coronnavirus.
He told Sky News: “Today there’s a regular service in Transport for London.
“Over the course of the next few week days we will reduce that to probably a Saturday and a Sunday service.
“And we will reduce it again depending what the demand is.
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“What I don’t want to do is turn public transport off which means nurses, doctors, essential workers can’t reach their place of work.”
He added TfL had “enhanced the cleaning regime” on the Tube saying: “We’re now using a anti-viral anti-bacterial disinfectant used in hospitals.”
Khan meanwhile said he was refused attendance to the government's emergency COBRA meetings for weeks until yesterday, when Boris Johnson implemented drastic changes to the UK's coronavirus response.
He appeared on Good Morning Britain today via video link as he listed the major concerns he had about businesses in the capital and rough sleepers.
Speaking to GMB hosts Piers Morgan and Charlotte Hawkins, he said: "I've been asking for some weeks to attend COBRA... for the first time yesterday morning, I had a phone call to attend.
Explaining what was said in the meeting, he said: "I was told by government advisors that London was a few weeks ahead of the rest of the country.
"In London, we've had 23 people who have already lost their lives.
"We can understand why London is further ahead than the rest of the country... what I can tell your viewers is that I think that the advice from the government now is the right advice."
