ride hailing platform uber has partnered with the government of delhi to offer free rides for emergency services under this partnership uber will provide free of charge transport for the frontline healthcare workers government officials on covid19 related duties and other essential services the company has deployed ubermedic cars to transport noncovid patients in coordination with the centralized ambulance trauma services cats ambulance helpline for those unaware uber recently launched its ubermedic service to facilitate the transportation of frontline medical workers in 28 hospital across 14 cities in india all ubermedic cars being provided to the delhi government are fitted with a rooftofloor plastic sheeting this is to ensure the drivers contact with the rider is limiteduber says all its ubermedic drivers are being trained in safety procedures and are also being provided with protective equipment such as masks gloves sanitizers and disinfectants to sanitize the cars between rides this is to maintain safety and hygiene standards during the ridethe uberdelhi government partnership is part of ubers global commitment to provide 10 million rides and food deliveries free of charge to strengthen the fight against coronavirus it was announced recently by the uber ceo dara khosrowshahi uber says that as part of its partnership with the delhi government it will offer free rides worth rs 75 lakhs the company posted about the same via a tweet on microblogging site twitter proud to pledge free rides worth inr 75 lakhs to delhi govt for transporting frontline healthcare workers and other essential services read uber indias tweet prabhjeet singh director operations and head of ccities uber india south asia said the delhi government has been working tirelessly to contain the spread of covid19 we feel privileged to be supporting the delhi government in these challenging times and stand ready to provide essential services to help move what matters by leveraging our global experience technology and network of drivers