200 Uber-Ola cabs to serve as Ambulances for non-COVID cases

Uber and Ola will provide a hundred cabs with each to serve as emergency care vehicles during the ongoing lockdown, health officials said on Tuesday.

The Minister of Health, B Sriramulu, said that the two taxi companies will provide 24-by-7 “Medical Emergency Services” for patients who are advised non-ambulatory prolonged treatment.

“With the increasing number of COVID-19 related cases, 108 ambulance services are being utilised completely to ferry coronavirus patients to hospitals and quarantine centers. In order for other patients, who have medical emergencies and require medical procedures such as dialysis, chemotherapy, organ transplant, radiation therapy etc, not to be inconvenienced, the State Government has tied up with ride-hailing apps Uber and Ola to provide 100 cabs with each for the benefit of such patients,” Sriramulu said.