Uber Technologies Inc. has suspended 240 user accounts in Mexico to contain the potential spread of coronavirus. The users suspended had ridden with two drivers who came into contact with a possible coronavirus case, according to a statement posted to the company’s Mexican Twitter account. Mexico City’s Health Ministry confirmed that an Uber driver had carried a passenger from Los Angeles who was possibly infected with the coronavirus. The agency said that suspected cases would be isolated and studied to confirm or discount possible contagion. AdvertisementResearchers are still trying to understand how the infectious virus can spread from person to person in an attempt to dispel fears over the illness.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 02, 2020 16:07 UTC