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Coronavirus: Ola, Uber, Flipkart, Swiggy, Zomato gear up for the challenge

These people are more vulnerable to such kind of infection and consumer internet companies are providing them with all the support ranging from health information to masks and sanitisers.

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People wearing masks as preventive measure against the novel coronavirus, at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. PTI

Peerzada AbrarNeha Alawadhi
With an increasing number of COVID-19 cases, consumer internet firms such as Ola, Swiggy and Flipkart are leaving no stone unturned to create awareness among their delivery and driver partners against the disease. 

Known as gig workers, these people are more vulnerable to such kind of infection and consumer internet companies are providing them with all the support ranging from health information to masks and sanitisers. They are sending out advisories from the ministry of health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in English and local languages to keep them updated with the latest information. 
 
Bengaluru-based Ola said its walk-in