Tube journeys drop 87 per cent - but 'more people need to stop travelling right now' to save lives

Overcrowded Tube trains are making it unsafe for key hospital staff to travel to work, according to a senior hospital executive.

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Underground services have been slashed in response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Station announcements today urged commuters to avoid travel on any public transport.

But series of images posted on social media showed passengers unable to comply with the two metre social distancing advice.

Jackie Sullivan, chief executive of the Royal London Hospital in Mile End appealed to Tube and rail bosses to improve the service.