Mumbai teacher who ferries Covid patients in makeshift ambulance wins praise

Dattatraya Sawant, a part-time English teacher at Dnyansagar Vidya Mandir School, converted his auto-rickshaw into a makeshift ambulance to help Covid patients reach hospitals.

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Many who came across Sawant’s work lauded the man for his service during these trying times.

Netizens are all praise for this Mumbai-based teacher who is now a Covid warrior after he started ferrying patients in his auto-rickshaw, free of cost.

According to news agency ANI, Sawant’s mobile ambulance comes complete with a PPE kit, sanitisations and other essentials.

Check it out here:

Dattatraya Sawant, a school teacher by profession and a part-time autorickshaw driver, gives free rickshaw rides to COVID patients

He picks up and drops patients from hospital without charging them. Hats off to his noble initiative.
Pray that we overcome this soon🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/fieGYvWQCu

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 1, 2021

“I drop off corona patients to Covid Care Centre and the hospital for free of charge, and also bring discharged patients from the hospital and Covid Centre to their respective homes,” he said, while talking to the news agency.

It was after Maharashtra saw a surge in cases that Sawant decided to provide free services to the people in northeast Mumbai.

Many who came across Sawant’s work lauded the man for his service during these trying times. Take a look at some of the reactions here:

I want to do any work at you are home or office like watchmen

— BODDUPALLI MAHESH (@iammahimahesho7) May 1, 2021

Great work. Need this type of mentality for fighting against COVID 19

— Sumit Chopra (@SumitCh63416836) May 1, 2021

We need your help sir

— BODDUPALLI MAHESH (@iammahimahesho7) May 1, 2021

Really good one

— ANKIT alok (@ANKITalok12) May 1, 2021

How can I transfer funds to support him so that he can continue doing this human stuff

— Nishitbarbhaya (@Nishitb1982) May 1, 2021

He has done with self-motivation while maintaining social commitment, salute to his great work 🙏

— S B KOLI (@sbkoli) May 1, 2021

These are the real heroes… selfless

— paragkamble25 (@paragkamble251) May 1, 2021

Recently, Bhopal resident Javed won praise online after he modified his auto-rickshaw into an ambulance to meet the shortage of emergency response vehicles due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in his locality.