On the morning of May 8, Didi held a touching event at its driver training center in Wuhan. Ten drivers from Didi’s Wuhan medical team and community security team received the "Anti-Epidemic Pioneer" honorary certificate on behalf of more than 1,600 partners who had fought together in the front line of the anti-epidemic.
The driver representative receives the "Anti-Epidemic Pioneer" honorary certificate
There were also medical representatives from Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, Wuhan Municipal Passenger Management Office and major hospitals at the scene, who were also strugglers against the "epidemic". The meeting of the driver representative and the medical representative again was no longer a hasty taxi to the hospital to work, nor a tired car ride home, but a warm scene of face-to-face gratitude with a relaxed attitude.
Master Du Chuan’s daughter sent a painting to express her gratitude to the medical representative
Du Chuan’s daughter also came to the scene and sent a painting of her own to the medical representatives to pay tribute to the medical workers. Du Chuan was a native of Wuhan. After the traffic control in Wuhan, he took the initiative to join the Didi Community Security Team and the team masters to take up the burden of ensuring the emergency travel of community residents, such as sending dialysis patients for medical treatment, sending supplies to the elderly living alone, and helping community staff to do home investigations.
Starting from January 23, Didi established a first-line headquarters in Wuhan, and established two security fleets of Wuhan medical fleets and community fleets, with a total of 16 hospitals and nearly 20,000 healthcare workers providing nearly 500,000 single services; providing nearly 150,000 services for 402 community citizens.
On April 30, online car-hailing returned to Wuhan, and Didi Hitch and driving services also started services in Wuhan at the same time. According to the news released by the Enterprise Services Group of the Hubei Provincial Epidemic prevention and control Command, the proportion of online car-hailing operations in Hubei has reached 98.1%. Although the current online car-hailing orders have not returned to the pre-epidemic level, and drivers’ income has not yet reached the pre-epidemic level, many drivers expressed confidence in the future as the epidemic stabilizes.
Zhou Dayan, deputy director of the Wuhan Passenger Taxi Management Department, said that Didi masters have always adhered to the original intention of providing convenience for citizens to travel, escorting every service demand during the special period, and writing an extraordinary anti-epidemic story in ordinary positions.
Li Guanghui, director of the Emergency Management Department of Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, and representatives of Wuhan University People’s Hospital, City Fourth Hospital, and Zhongnan Hospital also expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Didi masters for their efforts. The drivers’ efforts have also won recognition from major hospitals in Wuhan and from all walks of life. I hope to convey this gratitude and affirmation to the drivers.
Wang Xinping, head of Didi Chuxing’s Wuhan region, said that although the service of Didi Wuhan medical fleet and community fleet has come to an end for the time being, Didi’s service heart will not stop. In order to make the daily travel of medical workers more convenient, Didi will upgrade its ride-hailing account to Didi Diamond membership. Medical workers enjoy faster ride-hailing and more affordable car use, including free upgrades, quick response, exclusive package discounts, and exclusive rights and interests in various categories such as green and orange bicycles and Didi driving. Didi will also launch a one-month exclusive subsidy for Wuhan Didi drivers to "fight the epidemic and overcome difficulties" to help drivers recover their income.