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Food Delivery Firms Start Contactless Services During Pandemic
- Deliveroo, Uber drivers can now leave food on doorsteps
- Option comes as gig-economy firms tackle spread of coronavirus
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The increase in quarantined customers has forced food delivery companies to balance a potential boom in orders alongside the risk of spreading sickness to both customers and drivers.
Both Uber Technologies Inc. and Deliveroo have said they’re setting aside funds to compensate drivers who might fall ill or are forced to be quarantined.