Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain launched a mobile app that will allow people to access a free e-vehicle service dedicated for transportation of COVID-19 patients who are not critical, officials said.
The Jeevan Seva app can be download through a link which will be sent through SMS and QR codes to every COVID-19 positive patient in Delhi who have been tested, they said.
“The app, launched in collaboration with EVERA, will use electric vehicles as an ambulance to transfer non-critical cases to healthcare facilities within Delhi free of cost,” the Delhi health department said in a statement.
Patients will be able to download the app through the link sent to them through SMS and QR code to every tested COVID positive patient in Delhi. They can book a cab from the app after registering through OTP, by entering their pick up and drop location. The nearest cab will automatically be dispatched to serve.
The service will be available 24 hours. The trained drivers will comply with new safety guidelines such as wearing PPE kits and sanitizers. The cabin will be insulated as well.
Nimish Trivedi, Co-Founder & CEO, Prakriti E-Mobility Pvt. Ltd. added, “The Jeevan Seva app is the first-ever initiative to help COVID patients to reach healthcare facilities in EV cabs. We are pleased to work with the Delhi Government to launch this initiative and hope this will help us in fighting the ongoing pandemic.”
