Since the beginning of the year, one topic has dominated conversations, social media and the news: the coronavirus. And not in vain, since COVID-19 has suddenly changed people's habits and routines.
With its arrival in Latin America and other regions of the world, many brands have mobilized to take action and prevent contagion, promote a positive impact and help face one of the greatest collective crises in human history.
Find out which companies and organizations have taken costa rica email list 619628 contact leads measures to support society and the impact this has on their corporate image .
12 companies that have taken measures to cope with the coronavirus
Among the companies' actions are tools to facilitate remote work , free courses, access to books, magazines and newspapers for the quarantine period and even solidarity initiatives to collaborate with the health system.
Find out more below.
1. Google
Google has launched free access to the premium features of Hangouts Meet, its video conferencing platform, until July 1, 2020. The resources that were previously only available in the Enterprise version are now accessible to all users of the platform.
In its premium version , it is possible to gather up to 250 people in the same chat , in addition to being able to broadcast for up to 100 thousand viewers.
2. Facebook
Facebook announced that it will implement a coronavirus information center on the social network , with news from reliable sources, advice on how to stay healthy, as well as updates from health agencies.
This feature will be available first to users in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Other countries will receive the feature in sequence.
Additionally, Workplace, Facebook's paid enterprise product, will be available for 1 year free of charge to governments and emergency services that need to deal with remote work during the coronavirus crisis.
3. Cisco
American technology multinational Cisco has granted free access for 90 days to Webex software , its video conferencing tool that allows up to 100 participants simultaneously.
4. Microsoft
Microsoft has also made resources available to facilitate communication during the coronavirus pandemic.
The company has launched free access to Microsoft Teams , a premium corporate messaging service that also allows you to record and save calls. The feature will be free until January 1, 2021.
