Google Maps now provides hospital beds, oxygen info
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Bengaluru:11.05.2021
Google is testing a new feature using the Q&A function in Maps that enables people to ask about and share local information on availability of hospital beds and medical oxygen in select locations. “As this will be user generated content and not provided by authorised sources, it may be required to verify the accuracy and freshness of the information before utilising it,” the company said in a blogpost.
Google is also amplifying vital safety and vaccination messages that includes the ‘Get the Facts’ around vaccines campaign, to encourage people to focus on authoritative information and content for vaccines. “We’re also surfacing important safety messages through promotions on the Google homepage, Doodles and reminders within our apps and services.”
When people ask questions about vaccines on Google Search, they see information panels that display the latest updates on vaccine safety, efficacy and side-effects, plus registration information that directs users to the Co-WIN website. “You will also find information about prevention, self-care, and treatment under the Prevention and Treatment tab, in easyto-understand language sourced from authorised medical sources and the ministry of health and family welfare,” it said.
The new Q&A function in Maps enables people to ask about and share local information on availability of hospital beds and oxygen in select locations
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