Google Maps latest feature will help users prevent COVID-19 infection

Google Maps has added new features that help users stay safe amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The new features are available across multiple regions and countries including India.

The new features makes Google Maps more efficient to users across the world considering countries are slowly re-opening for business.

Google has added three major features to Maps in order to help users stay safe.

The first, called Transit Alerts, sends users information and notifications from local agencies about the status of public transport in a given area.

Notifications alert users about Covid-19 related travel information and restrictions like the need to use face masks and other safety requirement of a given area, allowing users to plan their trips accordingly.

This feature is currently available in India, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The second feature that has been added on Google Maps is for those who use their own modes of transport, and for those who use cabs.

This feature offer alerts about checkpoints and restrictions along the chosen route, including when crossing national borders.

Currently available at Canada, Mexico, and the United States, users get these alerts on the vehicle's navigation screen.

The third feature, and possibly the most important one, has been added for those travelling to hospitals, and or Covid-19 testing and screening centers. The new feature reminds users to verify their eligibility and give them facility guidelines. The new features for hospitals is currently available only in Israel, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, and the United States. Alerts for Coronavirus testing and screening centers is currently available only in the US. To be able to use the new features, all one has to do is either download the Google Maps application (available at the App Store and Play Store for iOS and Android) or update the application that is already installed.