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Google maps now has a new feature which shows the Covid-19 hotspots around you

Google maps now has a new feature which shows the Covid-19 hotspots around you


Mangalore Today News Network / News18

New Delhi, Sep 25, 2020:    Tapping the new "Covid-19" option in a layers feature in a top corner of a screen will enhance maps using the latest 7-day average of cases per 100,000 people in areas being viewed, it said.

 

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A label will also let users know whether the number of Covid-19 cases in a particular spot is trending up or down, according to Maps product manager Sujoy Banerjee.

The tool is meant to provide "critical information about Covid-19 cases in an area so you can make more informed decisions about where to go and what to do," Banerjee said.

Data used in the Covid layer comes from sources including Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins hospital, the New York Times, and Wikipedia, which get information from public health organizations such as the World Health Organization and government health ministries, according to Banerjee.

The Covid layer is rolling out this week worldwide in versions of the map app tailored for mobile devices powered by Apple or Google-backed Android software, the California based company said.

Google Maps already featured pandemic-related tools such as letting users know when public transit was likely to be crowded.

"While getting around is more complicated these days, our hope is that these Google Maps features will help you get where you need to be as safely and efficiently as possible," Banerjee said.

In the initial phases of the pandemic, Google had come up with a similar feature. In April, Google said it would show the locations of food shelters and night shelters on Google Maps in cities across India to help people find these essential services during the ongoing lockdown. Google, in a statement, said it was working closely with state and central government authorities to surface the locations of these relief centres. Highlighting the locations of food and night shelters on Google Maps was a step to make this information easily available to the users in need, and ensuring they can avail the food and shelter services being provided by the government authorities.


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