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      Google Maps to Alert Users About COVID-19-Related Travel Restrictions | Coronavirus | 2YODO

      HI FRIENDS,

      Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better,

      The Alphabet Inc unit said on Monday.

      Google said :

      The update would allow users to check how crowd a train station might be at a particular time,

      Or if buses on a certain route are running on a limited schedule.

      The transit alerts would be roll out in

      • India,
      • Argentina,
      • France,
      • Netherlands,
      • United States,
      • United Kingdom

      Among other countries, the company said in a blog post.

      The new features would also include details on COVID-19 checkpoints and restrictions on crossing national borders.

      Starting with Canada, Mexico and the United States.

      The company has analyse location data from billions of Google users’ phones in 131 countries to examine mobility under lockdowns

      Help Health authorities assess if people were abiding with social-distancing and other orders issue to rein in the virus.

      Google has invested billions of dollars from its search ads business to digitally map the world,

      Drawing 1 billion users on average every month to its free navigation app.

      THANK YOU FOR READING.

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