COVID care: 3 ambulances launched
The Hindu
Corporation ties up with private agency, efforts on to purchase more vehicles
The city Corporation has launched three ambulances for transporting COVID-19 patients to hospitals. The civic body tied up with a private agency on a temporary basis to launch the services. The arrangement was made, as purchasing an ambulance will take around 15 to 20 days. The Corporation has begun the proceedings to purchase ambulances of its own through Government e-Marketplace. It currently has two ambulances, which transports dead bodies to the electric crematorium. The Corporation has also begun talks with autorickshaw unions to find those willing to take people to testing centres. According to Corporation officials, some autorickshaw drivers were reluctant to take up the work. The Corporation will be providing protective gear and arranging partition between the driver’s and the passengers’ seats in the autorickshaws.More Related News