Covid192

Measures / Best Practices Adopted by Industry to Combat
COVID -19 outbreak

As on 30 March 2020
Aptec Ltd ensuring Business Continuity during

the 21 day lockdown delivers more than 5,100
batches online sessions to over 21,500 students
in one week
The company took early precautionary steps to combat the outbreak. In

line with Government notifications, the company took health and safety
protocol for its employees and its premises. All of Aptech’s Franchisee
centres were asked to pause the classes and requested the students to
stay home keeping the safety of students and the trainers in mind.
Alternative to class room trainings were evaluated and pilot trials in
various centres across the country were operationalized to ensure
feasibility of resuming business as usual during lockdown. The company
delivered over 5,100 batches of online sessions for over 21,500
students in 7 days.
KPMG releases a quick guide for businesses to

position their strategy due to COVID-19 outbreak
KPMG has come out with a guide for businesses to position themselves
to be resilient during the outbreak. It has developed a
detailed Pandemic Response Plan in the event of any disruption. The
plan includes the structure for Crisis Management Team (CMT),
Measure for Client service and health and safety, business continuity
planning, employing technologies to be agile and adaptable to the
evolving needs.
Sterlite Power creates a Special Task Force

across India and Brazil to look into Employee
Safety and Engagement
A Special Task Force across India and Brazil has been also created by
the Company to look into Employee Safety and Engagement during this
outbreak. For employees at project sites and plants, as part of the
safety protocols and processes, hand sanitizers, masks, as well as
thermometers have been provided to all employees.. It has also set up a
dedicated Corona 24x7 Helpdesk in India & Brazil to extend emergency
response and support to all its on-roll as well as off-roll employees. The
group has extended health insurance for all its employees and
dependents under Group Medi-claim policy to cover hospitalized
treatment for COVID-19
Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd announces a Small

Business Emergency Subscription Assistance
Program.
Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd has announced a Small Business Emergency

Subscription Assistance Program. The company’s plan is to offer three
months fee waiver for software that small businesses are already using.
This will benefit 20,000 of its existing small business customers which
have 25 or fewer employees. They will get Zoho Wallet credits which will
be equivalent to three months of their bill. The small business owners
can choose to use the wallet credits as he or she deems fit.
It is also providing free access to its Zoho Remotely suite of web and
mobile apps for working remotely to all business until July 1, 2020. This
includes a set of 11 apps–ranging from video conferencing to document
management.
Nitrogen Software announced free use of its

digital platform for three months for hospitals,
grocery outlets and pharmacies
Nitrogen Software Service company, has announced free use of its

digital platform for three months for hospitals, grocery outlets and
pharmacies. Due to the prevailing situation, the three industry
segments could be facing unprecedented traffic because of the 21-day
lockdown. The company is offering to help by increasing web
performance; assisting websites with handling peak traffic and
strengthening security
Some International Best Practice
Responding to COVID-19, Microsoft is providing

technology, tips and resources to its customers
to help work remotely
As the world responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, Microsoft is

working towards ensuring the safety of its employees, striving to protect
the health and well-being of the communities, and providing technology,
tips and resources to its customers to work remotely. Since, Technology
can play a vital role in reducing the impact of COVID-19 on businesses,
the company is helping people stay productive at work when they’re not
able to be there physically. The company is also providing solutions to
schools and universities to ensure that their students continue learning
even when they’re not able to sit side-by-side in a classroom.
Nestlé steps up global response to COVID-19

pandemic, joins forces with the International
Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (IFRC)
Nestle announced that it is joining hands with the IFRC in response to

its emergency appeal. The Red Cross and Nestlé were both established
over a century ago, have common roots in Switzerland and are present
in almost every country in the world. Nestle will work together with IFRC
to provide urgent help for emergency services and caregivers and
strengthen healthcare systems. The company is also implemented
enhanced safety measures across its locations and is working very
closely with physicians to develop new tailored COVID-19 medical
nutrition and supplement treatment protocols
Beximco, Bangladesh provides PPE worth Tk

15cr to healthcare professionals
In the wake of the global corona virus pandemic, Bangladeshi corporate

giant Beximco group has come forward to provide personal protective
equipment (PPE), medicines, and test kits for protecting the frontline
healthcare professionals who are dealing with the Covid- 19 patients
every day. Beximco Pharma, pharmaceutical division of the group, has
started distributing PPE, which include very high-quality imported
'TYVEK Protective Coveralls' (protective gowns), face masks, gloves,
protective goggles etc. The group is also arranging ventilators from
abroad for the critical corona virus patients, and providing financial
support in the creation of modern laboratory facilities and enhancing
hospital facilities, especially for the underprivileged.
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Measures / Best Practices Adopted by Industry to Combat

COVID -19 outbreak

Aptec Ltd ensuring Business Continuity during

The company took early precautionary steps to combat the outbreak. In

KPMG releases a quick guide for businesses to

Sterlite Power creates a Special Task Force

Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd announces a Small

Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd has announced a Small Business Emergency

Nitrogen Software announced free use of its

Nitrogen Software Service company, has announced free use of its

Some International Best Practice

Responding to COVID-19, Microsoft is providing

As the world responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, Microsoft is

Nestlé steps up global response to COVID-19

Nestle announced that it is joining hands with the IFRC in response to

Beximco, Bangladesh provides PPE worth Tk

In the wake of the global corona virus pandemic, Bangladeshi corporate

Click here to download entire document on Best Practices

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