Google Maps adds the COVID-19 level, with which you can view all critical coronavirus spread data for specific areas.
Google announced today a new layer in its Maps that will provide critical information about the number of COVID-19 cases read in a given region. The goal of the new feature is to help users understand the prevailing COVID-19 situation in an area before traveling to it.
Η service has not yet reached the cell phones but it is expected within this week you will see it. Google Maps users will be able to see a color-coded representation of areas with new cases of COVID-19, per 100.000 people, with a seven-day average. There will also be a label showing if the number of cases is increasing or decreasing.
The data will come from a variety of sources, including the Johns Hopkins, New York Times and Wikipedia. These organizations, in turn, receive their data from local and intergovernmental organizations, such as the World Health Organization, government health ministries, state and local health services, and hospitals. Most of these sources already provide information in Google Search.
Maps will display national data in 220 countries and regions where the navigation application is available. Information at city, state, county or county level will also be visible, where possible. The new level will be released on Android and iOS worldwide.
To see it you will need to enter Google Maps and press the levels button in the upper right corner of your screen and do click in “COVID-19 info”.
