COVID-19: Taxi, private-car hire drivers allowed to make home deliveries to meet increased demand

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SINGAPORE: Taxi and private-hire car drivers will now be allowed to make grocery and food deliveries to meet the increased demand amid the ...

SINGAPORE: Taxi and private-hire car drivers will now be allowed to make grocery and food deliveries to meet the increased demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Sunday .

"We are also observing a dip in the fulfilment rates for online food deliveries. The demand for home delivery will only increase in the upcoming weeks as we push for more people to work from home."

 

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How about parking charges they will incur? But good move to remove taxi queues at mrt stations which have made it hard for vehicles to turn or in the case of Yishun MRT station delivery personnel unable to deliver as the taxi queue block the loading bay.

later deliver some virus over...

Great initiative 🙏🏻👍🏼 🇸🇬

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