By Grace Chung with Atika Lim.
With the global pandemic reaching more than 175 countries and territories, companies across the Asia-Pacific are responding to the crisis on several fronts. Some are donating funds for medical supplies, while those in biotech are ramping up production for testing kits or working to create a much-needed vaccine. Below, we’ve compiled a list of notable companies and the ways in which they are responding to the evolving pandemic.
This is a developing story—Forbes Asia will continue to track and update the contributions of Asia’s companies. This roster is sorted by two categories, first by the latest developments (and updates to previous efforts), followed by the overall list of contributions from Asia’s companies.
May 1 to May 14
Asia Coatings Enterprises: Its paint subsidiary Mowilex Indonesia has donated 26,000 face masks and 14,000 other personal protective equipment to frontline workers through the Indonesian Hospital Association (PERSI). In April Mowilex’s CEO, Niko Safavi, announced the company will continue to pay employees their full salaries despite a reduction in work schedules.
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