Ola cabs have offered 500 vehicles to the Karnataka state government, which will be used to transfer doctors around the state for coronavirus-related activities. The development has been confirmed by Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwathnarayan in a recent tweet.
The Bangalore-based cab service provider has suspended its operations pan-India, since the start of the lockdown on 24th March 2020. The company has also announced that they have recalled their vehicles from their driver-partners.
The coronavirus cases in India have crossed the 1100 mark, with over 30 confirmed deaths. The entire country has been put under lockdown for a period of 21-days between the 24th March to 14th April 2020. Only essential service workers such as food delivery personnel, groceries, police, media, firefighters and medics; allowed to venture out of their homes.
The threat of coronavirus is severe, with doctors and other healthcare workers doing everything in their power, along with the support of the government to contain the spread of the deadly virus in India. Ola cabs providing vehicles to transport doctors and medical supplies is a great example of support shown to all the doctors working tirelessly.
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