Kerala: Autorickshaw ambulance service begins in Kochi

The autorickshaw ambulance service has been started with the aim to ensure 24-hour free medical service for the residents during the Covid-19 pandemic,

With an aim to ensure 24-hour free medical service for the residents during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kerala government has started an autorickshaw ambulance service in Kochi where the second wave of Covid-19 affected the worst. The autorickshaw ambulance service has been started in Kochi in collaboration with the District Autorickshaw Drivers Co-operative Society and the Kochi Municipal Corporation. In the first phase, 18 autorickshaw drivers, including a woman, will be part of the ambulance service in Kochi city. Later, the government plans to set up this ambulance service at the ward level across Kerala.