India’s dealing with of the COVID-19 disaster continues to be a monumental process, and individuals from all walks of life are coming collectively on-line to present assist and aid. Several social media platforms are additionally getting used to kind teams (learn communities) that embody data on how to procure medicines and different necessities. Notably, present platforms akin to Google Maps, Assistant, and Search have added a slew of options to assist Indians discover the closest COVID-19 vaccine and testing centres round their areas. Alphabet-Google’s three platforms primarily present customers a number of choices to select from (or no less than discover) as sources in many states in India stay overburdened. The platforms are additionally including advisories from the federal government to ease journey amid curfews and lockdowns.
To verify the provision of testing centres round you, open Google Maps or Search and merely seek for “covid check close to me.” Users can also use keywords such as “COVID 19 test” or “covid testing” to get results. Both iOS and Android users can view the information directly on the map (represented by landmark icons) or via a listicle. Users can find information on referral, private or government, contact, and operational timing. To check whether the lab offers home testing, users would need to check with the centre directly via a phone call. The COVID-19 test centre-search feature on Maps and Search was added in June 2020. To find the same results with Google Assistant, user can give voice commands with the same keywords.
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Similarly, Google Maps, Assistant, and Search recently added the feature to allow users to find COVID-19 vaccine centre around them. Users will need to search with similar keywords like “COVID 19 vaccination” or “covid vaccination close to me.” Users will need to check the availability of slot with the hospital directly. To book a slot, the central government has developed a dedicated CoWIN website, an Android app of the same name, and an integrated platform with the Aarogya Setu app.
Earlier this week, Google added new tools to its search engine that shows users COVID-19-related advisories for their destination. The company, in a blog post, said that there has been an increase in search queries like “travel restrictions” and “the place to journey” and that the Explore tool has also got its own tab on Google.com/travel and it has been redesigned to show more destinations, filters for destinations, travel advisory or restrictions, and more helpful information. The software giant has also made some updates to Google Maps on the desktop to help users with planning their trips.
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