New Delhi: Dial any number and chances are high that you might get to hear awareness messages on coronavirus, instead of ringing tones. The move follows an order in this regard from the government which has shared the audio clip of the message with telecom operators.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) in an email to telecom operators on Friday asked to incorporate audio clip in the ring back tone till further orders.
One of the telecom operators said the audio clip has not been made available on those numbers where subscribers are paying for caller tunes.
Corporates have swung into action to tackle spread of coronavirus. While some of the companies like Paytm, Twitter etc have given their employees the option to work from home, Reliance Jio is learnt to have disabled biometrics system from attendance and asked employees to use an internal app to mark attendance.
Ride hailing app Ola has started offering sanitisers and masks to its driver partners.
"Our walk-in centres across cities have been equipped with a steady supply of health advisory material, sanitisers and masks which can be picked up and used by the driver-partners to ensure the highest levels of cleanliness for themselves and their vehicles. This will help create a safer and cleaner ride experience for our customers as well," Ola said in a statement.