Abhiraj Bhal, co-founder and CEO of Urban Company, on Wednesday talked about consumers' safety concerns and how COVID-19 will impact professionals working in the gig economy.

On Monday May 17, the nationwide lockdown was extended up to May 31, that means India will be stayed shut for a little over two months in its fight against COVID-19. From the consumer point of view barring the containment zones where only bare essential continue to be available, everywhere else a modicum of normalcy will be returned.

Urban Company was setup in 2014. It offers a host of services including beauty and grooming, plumbing, electrical repair and most recently started offering disinfection services. It has 27,000 service provider partners and is available in 22 cities.

First Published:May 20, 2020 11:43 PM IST