Uber on Monday announced Uber Essential to facilitate essential travel for residents of Mumbai, amidst the ongoing national lockdown to help contain the spread of COVID-19. In the coming days, the service will be extended to additional cities across India.

To operationalize the Mumbai service, Uber is partnering with the city's traffic police and has identified a select fleet of vehicles for pick-up and drop from and/or to city hospitals. All drivers have been issued curfew passes by local law enforcement authorities to ensure seamless movement to medical facilities.