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Uber extends mask requirement for drivers, riders, launches new campaign

FILE PHOTO: The entrance sign to the Uber Greenlight Hub is seen in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., April 12, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Wednesday extended indefinitely a requirement for drivers and riders on its platform to wear a face-covering or mask and launched a new campaign video to educate users about the policy.

The company began requiring masks on May 18 and on Wednesday extended the policy, which was originally slated to run out at the end of June.

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