Startups Move To Tackle Virus Scare

Measures include sanitizing office spaces, imposing travel curbs

Zomato said it is sensitizing its employees, users, restaurants and delivery partners

Startups and tech firms in India are taking precautionary measures such as sanitizing office spaces, imposing travel curbs and facilitating remote meetings for employees as they seek to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

Online food delivery and restaurant aggregator Zomato said it is using multiple channels of communication to sensitise its employees, users, restaurants and delivery partners and has advised its employees to make their own decisions on working from home. It has also created an internal emergency response team.

You might also be interested to read: Coronavirus: 18-20 Lakh Employees Of IT Companies To Work From Home

“…We are utilizing the partner app as well as SMS services to broadcast WHO best practices among other important information such as Covid-19 testing laboratory locations as issued by the ministry of health,” a Zomato spokesperson said.

“We are regularly sharing health advisories with our restaurant partners, those who work out of Zomato kitchens as well as others. The goal is to help iterate all the necessary practices to maintain personal hygiene and ensure safe handling of food at all stages of preparation,” the spokesperson said.

Source: livemint

Comments are closed.