Uber will reportedly compensate drivers put under mandatory quarantine for new coronavirus

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• Uber said it will compensate drivers and delivery workers who are diagnosed with new coronavirus or are placed in mandatory quarantine. 
• Compensation would be for up to 14 days, an Uber spokesperson told Business Insider.
• The US has had 17 deaths among more than 300 cases of the new coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19. 
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Uber said in a memo that it will be compensating drivers and delivery workers who have to quarantine or are diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.

 

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