BEST Undertaking has converted seven AC mini-buses into ambulances by removing seats and twenty more are expected to be rolled out soon. Though the BEST Undertaking did not issue any formal statement on it, its parent body, the BMC confirmed the development.

BMC officials said these 'semi-ambulances' will be used to ferry suspected coronavirus patients, or those who have only mild infection, to COVID-19 Care Centres. Seats have been removed, and the air-tight partitions have been built at the Dadar workshop protect drivers from any spread of infection.