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Anyone doing a search on Google’s search engine for ‘coronavirus’ Google has developed a section that aims to provide quick access to information relevant to coronavirus (COVID-19) is now live in India. The feature revealed on March 21 was first rolled out for the US along with all the relevant details regarding this worldwide pandemic and the special website has also been developed by them.
Today, if you’re searching for COVID-19 or coronavirus on Google — from desktop, mobile or tablet — you’ll see a comprehensive subsection created by Google at the top right above the other search results. This also provided all the appropriate details curated with authoritative information from health authorities such that you can be confident that there is little to no space for confusion and misinformation.
The information has been divided in four sections — overview, symptoms, prevention and treatments — which are all pretty explanatory. Depending upon your region, the overview section, you will see the link of your national government. In India, you see a page from the Ministry of health and family welfare that has all the latest updates as well as helpline numbers, email IDs, FAQs, etc. It also has a tracker with the number of passengers screened at airports, active cases, cured/discharged cases and death cases.
There are four sections description, effects, diagnosis, and remedies. It has a tracker with the number of travelers being checked at the airport, active cases, cured/discharged cases and death cases. Based on your country, you’ll also find your national government official website links. Throughout India, you will find a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website with all the new updates as well as helpline details, email ids, contact details, FAQs and so on. The other three sections which are symptoms, prevention and treatments you can find details from The World Health Organisation.
Google says more information will be added as available over time. The section is also scheduled to display a carousel of local government groups and health authority Twitter accounts that will give the latest information to the users. Google’s blog post, along with this, also states it will be adding modules with statistics and a map showing COVID-19 prevalence in countries around the world.
