The top 6 tips for Uber Drivers to stay safe during COVID-19

Did you know Melbourne faced the longest pandemic lockdown in the world? We are aware of the 262 days of lockdown since March 2020. How challenging it was and how adversely it affected the businesses around the globe is known to all of us. This has developed scarcity both economically and mentally for families, individuals, laborers, businesses, and whatnot.

Since there is no 100% verified cure for the disease but always remember “prevention is better than cure”. It’s easy to change ourselves than to change others. So, here are the top 6 tips for Uber Drivers to stay safe during COVID-19.

6 tips to prevent the spread of COVID-19 for Uber Drivers

Being a driver, you might be considering this as damage to your driving business but it will result in a boon for you. Since, people are avoiding public gatherings, crowded places, public transport, which will increase the demand for ridesharing in the coming days. This also increases responsibility for you as a driver.

If you are adversely affected by the pandemic, Uber guidelines have caught you. They provide financial assistance, food delivery, and a lot more efforts to help the drivers. You can read more about this HERE.

Here are the top 6 tips for Uber Drivers to stay safe during COVID-19 that you should definitely follow to prevent further spread of infection.

1. Keep hand sanitizer ready for you and your passengers

You cannot always have running water ready to wash your hands. So in place of it, keep hand sanitizer ready for your passengers, as soon as they enter your car. As per the US centers for disease control and prevention, a hand sanitizer is effective if it has 60% of alcohol in it.

There will be many shops in between your rides, where you can get it from anywhere.

2. Keep your car interiors clean

Cleaning a car is not only necessary for the prevention of COVID but also to impress your passengers for higher ratings. While cleaning it is also important to use disinfectant in the places which are frequently touched by the passengers. Such as windows, and gates for complete sanitization. Keep windows open for proper ventilation instead of using AC. This is because the filters in AC can be contaminated quickly and spread germs further.

You might wonder whether this is one of the important tips among the top 6 tips for Uber Drivers to stay safe during COVID-19. Purchase antibacterial wipes and disinfectant spray to be used many times for such surfaces like:

• Steering wheel
• Gear lever
• Door handles both inside and outside
• boot space lid
• Personal stuff like keys, glasses, mobiles, etc.
• All handles inside the car.
• Dashboard and other buttons in the reach of passengers.

Uber is also thinking of starting to provide disinfectants to drivers for sanitization to beat the insufficient supply.

3. You are the result of your health and hygiene

Yes! You believe it or not but this tip among all other 6 tips for Uber Drivers to stay safe during COVID-19 is a fact. To maintain your hygiene follow these tips below:

• Ensure no physical contact with anyone including your passengers.
• Keep a small disposable container or a ziplock bag to dispose off the used tissues for the prevention of disease spread.
• Do not sneeze or let others sneeze openly. For the same, keep disposable tissues ready for you and your riders. In absence of tissues, use your elbow for sneezing.
• Keep using alcohol-based sanitizer every 1 hour. Whenever it is possible, keep washing your hands.

4. Take a break from work, if you don’t feel well

Get yourself tested if you are not feeling well or facing mild corona symptoms. If you are positively tested, isolate yourself instantly and keep a check on your symptoms. Stop driving in such a case. Take medication to cure the following symptoms:

• Cold & cough
• Fever
• Breathlessness
• Running nose.
• Sore throat.

5. Negligible contact and more isolation

If you don’t have a 100% cure for it, then focus on stoping the prevention of this infectious disease. This can be most effectively done by negligible personal contact with others and more self-isolation, even if you’re not facing any symptoms.

Instead of leaving driving completely, you can also work in shifts or prefer fewer rides. Ask your riders to sit back and manage their luggage so as to prevent exposure to them.

6. Positivity beats everything

While following the above tips for Uber Drivers to stay safe during COVID-19, we cannot forget to keep us calm. You might be in mental trauma due to a financial crisis or the loss of someone closer. But the key is to not panic.

Empty roads and masks on people's faces is a positive sign as well. It shows people are taking the pandemic seriously and we can get rid of it quickly. The more precautions we take the more quickly will be the things back on track.

Hey Uber Drivers its time to implement these 6 tips to stay safe during COVID-19

First of all, have patience, take precautions and you are good to go until all the above guidelines are followed. In case of any need, you can rely on SUPERIOR RENTAL for help.

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