COVID-19 updates

Batelco has made a contribution of BD 3.5 million ($8.2 million) to the ‘There is Good in Us’ campaign launched by the Royal Humanitarian Foundation in Bahrain.

As COVID-19 continues to impact communities and businesses around the world, Ooredoo Group is supporting customers across its global footprint with both digital solutions and relief measures. Ooredoo teams are working together to share knowledge and experiences internationally to better serve and support customers.  

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic which has struck the entire world, forcing it into a great global lockdown, social distancing has become key to our survival.

YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp are cracking down on fake news and conspiracy theories linking 5G to the recent outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. In recent weeks, concerns about the risks associated with 5G have circulated rapidly, with many baseless claims now linking the rollout of the next-generation network to the coronavirus pandemic.

Two COVID-19 inactivated vaccines have just been approved to go into clinical trial by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China.

Nokia has today published its annual sustainability report, covering the company’s sustainability performance in 2019 and focusing on four priority areas: improving people's lives with technology, climate, conducting business with integrity, and people.

Arab Satellite Communications Organization - Arabsat had planned to have the 43rd session of its General Assembly meetings in the Kingdom of Jordan under the kind patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, but due to the global circumstances of coronavirus pandemic and the inability to travel, it was decided to hold the Board and the General assembly meetings virtually in coordination with the Jordanian administration.

Saudi Telecom Company (stc) has paused talks with banks regarding a $2 billion financial package for the acquisition of Vodafone Group’s Egyptian business due to disruption caused by Covid-19.

To help preserve hospital bed capacity only for high risk patients and to support, monitor and advise patients suffering from COVID-19 symptoms wherever they may be, NXN has aligned with smart health solution provider, Canadian-based Tactio Health Group and deployed the COVID-19 care program for remote patient monitoring using NXN’s DNX platform.

With the increased importance of teleworking in both public and private institutions, stc’s ‘Sign’ and ‘Enterprise Mobility Management’ (EMM) are set two be two very relevant and useful solutions which essentially highlight stc’s commitment to drive digital transformation.