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Uber to give drivers millions of face masks to battle coronavirus

Uber to give drivers millions of face masks to battle coronavirus

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Thursday said it plans to ship millions of face masks to its active drivers and food delivery people around the world to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

FILE PHOTO: Uber and Lyft driver Adama Fofana, who says he and other drivers he knows have “fear in their stomachs” about contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while working, but cannot cut their hours because they need the income to survive, sprays disinfectant in his car in New York City, New York, U.S., March 9, 2020. Picture taken March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Penney

The ride-hailing company’s vice president of safety and insurance, Gus Fuldner, in a company blog post also said Uber plans to ship nearly half a million face masks to U.S. drivers located in the cities hardest hit by t

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