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Uber, Bajaj partner to install safety partitions in autos amid covid-19 spike
BENGALURU : Ride-hailing company Uber and auto major Bajaj today announced that they are partnering to install safety partitions just behind the driver seat in one lakh autos for restricting contact and to facilitate social distancing between drivers and riders.Uber said, safety kits consisting of face masks, hand sanitisers and vehicle disinfectants will also be distributed to one lakh autorickshaw drivers across 20 cities including New Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangaluru, Mysuru and Madurai.Meanwhile, India’s total tally for covid-19 cases breached 15 lakh mark on Tuesday, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi remained worst hit despite some decline in fresh coronavirus cases in these states.Maharashtra that has so