- Google Maps has now begun to display a coronavirus alert on Android, iPhone, and the web.
- The message reminds people to call their doctors before visiting a medical facility and points to the CDC’s official help page for the novel coronavirus.
- The virus is highly contagious, and the CDC says that people who think they have the disease shouldn’t go to a hospital without first calling a doctor or 911 for instructions.
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Google is doing several things to help during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company promised to develop a version of the nationwide COVID-19 website that Trump bragged about a week ago, although the site might have a more limited scope than initially advertised. The company has also placed a COVID-19 news panel on the homepage of YouTube to provide quick access to authoritative information about coronavirus developments, and Google reduced video streaming quality to SD in Europe, the epicenter of the pandemic right now. It’s therefore not surprising to see Google Maps used to raise awareness about the coronavirus, as Google is now displaying COVID-19 warnings inside the Android and iPhone versions of the app.
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Google Maps now shows coronavirus warnings on Android and iPhone originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 20 Mar 2020 at 15:27:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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