At this point, I think some of this is around staffing stations. I think there are a lot of staff self-isolating, and they most likely do not have enough staff to keep all the stations open. After the Kings Cross fire in 1987, legislation was brought in to require minimum staffing levels at sub-surface stations. I know that one major station did not open on time a couple of days ago as lack of staff meant they were short of the required number on the station.If you look at the list of stations that have closed, they are all sub-surface and subject to the minimum staffing requirements. The staff that would normally be on those stations can be used to keep the more important stations open.
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