India transforms “tuk-tuks” in New Delhi into ambulances that transport Corona patients

The government of the Indian capital, New Delhi, has converted a group of tuk-tuks into temporary ambulances to transport Coronavirus patients to hospitals in light of the small number of ambulances.

In cooperation with a charitable organization, the Delhi government has provided more than 12 “tuk-tuks” with materials to sterilize hands and masks, as well as providing oxygen cylinders when needed; The service, which officially launched on Tuesday, is available for free.
Calling an ambulance became very difficult with the soaring number of “Covid-19” injuries, exceeding the capacity of the health system to absorb. The families had to make special arrangements, including paying large sums of money to private ambulance companies to transport the injured to hospitals.

Tuk-tuk driver Raj Kumar transports patients to Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, the largest medical facility in the capital, which is full of Covid-19 patients.

A plastic screen separates the tuk-tuk driver from the passengers in the back.

India recorded more than 412.2 thousand new infections with the new Corona virus, during the last 24 hours, in a new record outcome, and the total exceeded the barrier of 21 million cases, according to the Ministry of Health data.