In recent months we have seen how Google Maps adapts quickly to the reality that we have to live with the happy coronavirus pandemic. The main mission of Google Maps is to provide the user with as much information as possible. The one that is needed when making a trip, either on foot, by public transport or by car.
After the last update, when you create a route, now certain alerts appear that offer relevant information about the routes. measures to adopt to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Any help is welcome.
Google has just updated its Google Maps application with interesting news. From now on, when creating a new route, alerts with information related to COVID-19 may appear. Alerts such as mandatory mask use if you have to take a bus, or COVID-19 checkpoints, for example.
If you have chosen public transport on your route, it can alert you about the occupancy level of the train, metro or bus, and the need or not for a mask. If you choose to go by car, you may find warnings of checkpoints due to the coronavirus, or restrictions when changing countries.
At the moment they have begun to be implemented in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, France, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom and United States. I just tried it, and at the moment they don't appear in Spain.
Alerts will also be received if your destination is a Hospital or Health Center, so that the norms adopted when accessing each center by COVID-19 are verified. These latest alerts from medical centers will be adopted this week in countries such as Indonesia, Israel, the Philippines, South Korea and the United States.
To receive all these new alerts, you must update the Google Maps application starting today, or download it for free from the Apple Store.