These drivers are just what the doctor ordered
The Hindu
Special services run by some cab operators in Chennai are proving to be a boon to COVID-hit families
There are some COVID-hit families that may consider a cab operator their saviour for that timely drop at the hospital. To address the difficulty in finding ambulances (due to demand) and other vehicles (due to the lockdown), some cab operators have pressed their fleet into the service of COVID-positive persons. Driver Sabarish Kumar gets assigned one or two trips a day, each ranging between four and five hours. “When I ferry a COVID-affected person, there is fear at the back of my mind. But we take all precautions. We are given a new PPE suit every day and do not allow a person to sit next to the driver’s seat,” says Sabarish, who works for Chennai Travels that has 30 vehicles on ‘COVID duty’.More Related News
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