[TusharK]

The National Health Authority (NHA) has partnered with Uber to provide transport service to healthcare workers who are treating Covid-19 patients in India.



Through the UberMedic service, the company will provide 150 cars free of cost to support medical facilities in New Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj and Patna.

All drivers operating these cars will be trained in safety procedures. They will be provided with masks, sanitisers and disinfectants to sanitize the cars after each ride. Additionally, all such cars will come with roof-to-floor plastic sheeting that encloses the driver's seat. This is claimed to act as a protective barrier between the rider and driver.

Source

Link to Team-BHP News

[lemedico]

from what I read somewhere else, there is a 10 digit mobile number we need to ring before 8 am to book the cab. And that it is not free! Also, the virus is everywhere and healthcare workers all across the country would certainly appreciate this service at no cost, in more cities than they have in this limited list.

[Starfire]

As a doctor on quarantine duty working in Mumbai, the key impacted area of Maharashtra which is currently the epicentre of the outbreak in India, it's upsetting to know that they have not included Mumbai on this list. In fact, they should not have left any city out, in my opinion, as a lot of healthcare workers rely on public transport in our country.

Luckily, I have a car, and I often see myself dropping 3-4 Co-workers home every day before heading home myself, especially after a tiring 24-hour emergency call duty. Sometimes we have to arrange an inhouse ambulance to do so if we have a more significant number of doctors/nurses going home together, that too sometimes in odd hours at night.