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Free rides for people getting vaccinated

Wednesday, 23 June 2021 19:19

By ARN News Staff

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Free rides are being offered to people looking to receive their COVID-19 jabs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Uber is providing the rides until July 31 to people of all ages and nationalities..

Commuters can book two free trips, up to AED 60 each to and from 97 vaccination centres.

These include a number of DHA centres in Dubai, SEHA vaccination facilities and other select centres in Abu Dhabi.

The initiative is fully supported by Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) in Abu Dhabi as part of the national vaccination drive.

أوبر تقدم رحلات مجانية من وإلى مراكز التطعيم في دبي@Uber offers free rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination centers in #Dubai #دبي pic.twitter.com/YmEbhfHknC
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 23, 2021

.@Uber offers free rides to people looking to receive COVID-19 vaccination in #Dubai and Abu Dhabi, as part of its support for the UAE’s immunisation drive aimed at containing the spread of the virus.https://t.co/I7M7kCSJAb pic.twitter.com/9derU7sGwb
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 23, 2021

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