Google will now be able to reveal the areas of Covid-19 infection.

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Google Maps is getting in touch with the coronavirus: the site and mapping application of the American giant Google will now be able to reveal the areas of Covid-19 infection on the maps consulted by users.

“When you open Google Maps (…) click on the tab to the right on 'Covid-19 Information' and you will see the rate per 100,000 of Covid cases over an average of seven days in the area of ​​the map that you look, ”Google announced in a blog on Thursday.

On the map of a district or destination that he visits, the Internet user can also see if the cases tend to increase.

A color coding will identify the density of cases ranging from gray (less than one case) to red (between 30 and 40 cases), then dark red (more than 40 cases per 100,000) passing through yellow and orange.

To help you navigate the world safely, you'll start seeing information about new COVID cases in an area with data from sources like @nytimes, @JohnsHopkins, & @Wikipedia in a new layer on Maps.



Rolling out on iOS & Android, with more ways to stay up-to-date coming soon.

👍 pic.twitter.com/iWB02T0aAB

- Google Maps (@googlemaps) September 23, 2020

122 countries concerned

Google, which claims to be able to offer this map information in 122 countries, indicates that it draws its information for the United States, in particular from John Hopkins University, which is the benchmark for counting cases of infection.

Google Maps also says it draws its information from the

New York Times

and Wikipedia.

The data will also be based on the update of the health situation established by the WHO, the public authorities and the local institutions.

Almost a million dead in the world

“Over a billion people are turning to Google Maps for essential information on how to get from place to place, especially during the pandemic when health concerns come to the fore,” says Sujoy Banerjee, director product at Google Maps.

The novel coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 978,448 people worldwide to date since the first cases appeared in December.

The United States is the most affected country in terms of both deaths and cases, with 201,910 deaths for 6,934,233 cases.

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