By Donating to help Coronavirus patients or by setting up fundraisers or by increasing the services they provide. Many tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Alibaba are helping to fight coronavirus. Here is the list of companies and there efforts.
Facebook :
Facebook has launched a fund for people to donate money to fight the coronavirus pandemic currently sweeping across the world.
The company also committed a total of $20 million to fight the outbreak.
dedicating $10 million toward matching donations to the fund and $10 million to match donations to an upcoming fundraiser held by the CDC Foundation.
Apple:
Apple is donating $15 million to help treat coronavirus patients and ease the economic impact of the pandemic. It’s also matching employee coronavirus donations two-to-one.
Follow the link to read Apple COVID-19 Response
SalesForce:
Salesforce founder Marc Benioff announced on Wednesday that his company is donating $1 million to the UCSF coronavirus response fund and another $500,000 to the CDD emergency response fund.
His San Francisco company is also matching donations by its employees.
Benioff said he will pay all of its hourly service providers and interns if they need to stay home sick.
AT&T, Comcast & Verizon
AT&T, Comcast and Verizon joined dozens of telecom providers in agreeing to aid Americans who are out of work or school because of the coronavirus, including by preserving phone-and-internet service for those that are unable to pay their bills.
The commitments came Friday as part of a pledge orchestrated by the Federal Communications Commission, whose chairman, Ajit Pai, said the vast disruptions caused by the deadly outbreak make it “imperative that Americans stay connected”
As part of the so-called “Keep Americans Connected Pledge,” nationwide providers including CenturyLink and T-Mobile and more regional telecom companies across the country agreed for the next 60 days that they would not terminate service or assess late fees on customers and businesses that fall behind on their bills. They also agreed to open wi-fi hot spots to any American who needs them.
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