Despite coronavirus challenges as factories were shut and cities closed, Chinese conglomerate Huawei generated 182.2 billion Chinese yuan (nearly $25.8 billion) in revenue in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 1.4 per cent year-on-year, the company announced on Tuesday.

Huawei’s business is continuing as usual and its overall business results in Q1 2020 are in line with expectations, the company said.

It means that Google is prohibited from working with Huawei on new device models or providing Google’s apps including Gmail, Maps, YouTube, the Play Store and others for preload or download on these devices.

“We encourage our users to explore apps through App Gallery or other secure channels. Huawei is working with global app developers, through different initiatives, to continuously improve user experience,” the company spokesperson elaborated.