covid19 Archives - Page 2 of 13

July 1, 2021

99x Technology have contributed more than 190,000 NOK worth of equipment for both hospitals on two key national initiatives as to response the crisis in Sri Lanka. Kalubowila Hospital High Dependency Unit (HDU): providing medical equipment to the value of NOK 46,250 in the form of Intermittent pneumatic compressor devices (2 units) and […]

March 29, 2021

Partners with the Ministry of Health to launch a Covid-19 public awareness campaign Colombo, 29 March 2021: Uber today announced it will provide discounted trips on its popular Tuk service for residents travelling to 13 vaccination centers across Colombo for supporting the government’s vaccination drive and removing transport as a […]

October 30, 2020

Washington, D.C., October 30, 2020—IFC’s pandemic response is focused on reaching the most vulnerable people in developing countries. Of the $8 billion in IFC COVID-19 fast-track financing approved by the IFC Board in March 2020, $4 billion has been committed to date, of which close to half is expected to benefit people […]

September 27, 2020

Women Empowered Global (WEG), a global forum for female entrepreneurs and leaders will present a special online event under its Global Speaker series called “Business Growth Alliance; COVID Survival for your Business” for Entrepreneurs. This timely webinar will be held on 8th October 2020 (Thursday) at 6.30p.m SL Time. The upcoming LIVE webinar is open to small and medium scale business owners, […]

September 17, 2020

Emirates has introduced an exciting new deal that will help international students to see more of their family, and more of the world during the year. Whether it is to travel between home and school, or to see more of the world with friends during school breaks throughout the year, student travellers can enjoy special […]

September 13, 2020

Standard Chartered Sri Lanka today announced donations totalling USD500,000 (approximately LKR 92.5 million) to support the fight against COVID-19 in the local community. The donation, which will flow through the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), is in keeping with its brand promise to be ‘Here for good’ and is part of the Bank’s […]

September 1, 2020

Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 24, 2020—Thousands of micro, small, and medium enterprises, and millions of farmers across Asia and the Pacific stand to benefit from the first phase of COVID-19 crisis response funding from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. As the pandemic continues to send shockwaves through the global economy, IFC supported 13 […]

August 31, 2020

As the country continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic, Sysco LABS has been looking at ways to assist health officials to combat the virus. It has provided support through medical equipment donations to Base Hospital Homagama, PPE Kits to the Colombo National Hospital and washing machines to Colombo South Teaching Hospital (CSTH) to help with […]

August 5, 2020

With the rapid global spread of Coronavirus causing widespread panic among the common people who are particularly scared of transmissions from surfaces to humans, has lead to most people being wary of using currency notes as they fear that notes maybe contaminated even if people are following Coronavirus safety measures. This comes in the wake of […]

August 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the daily routine of individuals across the globe as they emerge slowly from a lengthy quarantine. The time spent at home and the work from home culture emerging during this period of self-isolation has made a permanent impact on housing needs and wants. Commenting on the design trends of the […]

Contributions made by 99x Technology 4.5million LKR worth of medical equipment to Kalubowila and Wathupitiwala Hospital

Uber offers discounted Tuk trips for helping riders get to vaccination centres in Sri Lanka

IFC Helps Businesses In Poorest Countries Fight Pandemic With $4 Billion In COVID-19 Financing

Women Empowered Global discusses “COVID Survival for Business”

Emirates offers year-long benefit to students and their families

Standard Chartered contributes USD 500,000 to combat COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka

Micro, Small, and Medium Businesses and Farmers Benefit from More Than Half a Billion Dollars in COVID-19 Support in Asia-Pacific Region

Sysco LABS gives back amidst COVID-19

Student designs a currency sanitizing machine to prevent the spread of Covid 19

How COVID-19 is changing interior and architectural design trends of 2020