OYO announces OYO Care feature for COVID-19 quarantine and isolation cases amongst guests

Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO of OYO took to Twitter yesterday to announce that the company has rolled out a feature in the OYO Care App that will allow COVID-19 positive individuals to use its infrastructure for quarantine and isolation. For this, OYO has tied up with over 30 hospitals, several government authorities and private sector companies. It has thus opened up its properties in the wake of the rising Covid crisis.

As the Indian healthcare infrastructure has proven insufficient, many startups are lending their support to the government. In fact, even last year, OYO Care had tied up with several hospitals, ministries and government authorities. It offered quarantine facilities for stranded tourists, frontline workers, the medical community and asymptomatic patients. Last year, the company announced OYO care features on Indian Independence Day. It aimed to support the quarantine, self-isolation and accommodation requirements of front-line workers and corporates.

From the company

According to the hospitality firm, through the OYO Care feature on its mobile app, users can book quarantine as well as isolation facilities for COVID-19 patients and individuals.

We have launched the OYO Care initiative so that our guests can self-isolate by choosing an OYO next door. Hoping to unburden healthcare workers, patients’ families & contain the spread of the virus by providing safe spaces for quarantine. Stay safe, stay healthy🙏 pic.twitter.com/5ylmZyFTMJ

— Ritesh Agarwal (@riteshagar) April 27, 2021

On this initiative, Rohit Kapoor, CEO, OYO INSEA said, “OYO’s presence across India enables us to support the healthcare system that has been stretched for space during such times. We are dedicating select properties across cities as quarantine and isolation facilities for COVID-19 positive patients.”

1/ With OYO Care, our doors are open to everyone who needs a safe space to isolate to protect their loved ones & to frontline workers who need a safe space near hospitals. pic.twitter.com/Sjp4OskNuD

— Rohit Kapoor (@rohitisb) April 27, 2021

According to OYO, it has also implemented several precautionary and hygienic measures to ensure the health and safety of its guests, employees, partners and vendors.