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KOCHI: Online cab operators, particularly those of Uber and Ola, are in a fix as several prospective riders, who are Covid positive and their quarantined relatives, are hailing rides while hiding their health condition. The drivers have issued a public appeal which said that those intending to use online cab service must brief the drivers on their health status whether they are Covid positive or proceeding to the laboratories to test for suspect Covid infection at the time of hailing a ride.
Shajo Jose, Online Cab Drivers’ Association secretary and coordinator of Yellow Taxi, said braving the Covid threat most of the online cab drivers are working during lockdown, since they have to earn a livelihood. “Several of our members complained that Covid-19 positive persons or those going to laboratories to undergo Covid-19 test do not inform the driver about their condition at the time of booking the cab. They suspect that the drivers will not turn up if t
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KOCHI: NRIs who were planning to return to the Gulf countries, especially to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, were severely hit when those countries suspended direct flights from India following the second wave of Covid-19.Their plans to return to the workplaces via transit countries like Nepal and Maldives also suffered a jolt with governments there tightening norms for Indian passengers. NRIs who were planning to return to Kerala during Ramadan have postponed their travel plans fearing that they might not able to return to the Gulf from India soon.
After the suspension of flight to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, NRIs would travel via Nepal, Maldives and Bahrain. There they quarantine themselves for two weeks and get an RT-PCR test done before proceeding to their destination. However, the Nepal government has now decided to restrict Indian transit passengers and not provide RT-PCR tests. “Nepal was the preferred route as it was economical compared to other countries. B
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