New Delhi: Yulu, an e-mobility service provider, has announced that it will provide free medical-grade oxygen concentrators to COVID-19 patients at their doorsteps as part of its “Pranvayu” initiative. The initiative has been rolled out in Bengaluru with an initial set of 100 oxygen concentrators. Global sports brand PUMA is providing oxygen concentrators to support Yulu’s Pranvayu initiative, the company said in a press release.
Yulu has mobilized its existing technical resources and on-ground staff for doorstep delivery and pickup of free oxygen concentrators following all the necessary sanitization and safety protocols, the release added.
Amit Gupta, co-founder & CEO, Yulu, said, “Yulu has always been a responsible corporate citizen. The current pandemic has overwhelmed our healthcare system with acute shortage of oxygen. Majority of the patients do not need hospitalisation provided they have access to an oxygen concentrator and physician for tele- consultation. This greatly reduces the need for oxygenated hospital beds which can be made available to critical patients. Every oxygen concentrator saves a much-needed hospital bed for a patient in need. Yulu with its presence across Bengaluru has started the service in the city and will soon expand to Delhi and Mumbai as well.”
Abhishek Ganguly, managing director, PUMA India and Southeast Asia, said, “The second wave of COVID-19 has hit us in ways unexpected. While the nation faces an acute shortage of oxygen supply and other medical aid, it is great to see Yulu taking the lead and optimising its network to help the ones in need. PUMA is proud to partner with Yulu in this fight against COVID to deliver oxygen concentrators to those recovering at home, right at their doorstep. We are in this together and will continue to fight this battle until it’s over.”
To get these oxygen concentrators one should visit https://pranvayu.yulu.bike/ and discuss with a Yulu staff member to provide a few basic details. After validation, Yulu’s on ground staff,- the Yulu Warriors, will deliver the oxygen concentrators at the patients’ doorstep, free of cost. A fully refundable deposit of INR 5000 per concentrator is collected at the time of delivery.
The effort comes when India is reporting around 3 lakh daily cases of COVID-19.