According to information from The Verge, the alert appears in the United States advising that, in case of suspicion of COVID-19, the user should contact a trusted doctor before proceeding to a hospital or clinic, thus preventing uninfected people from becoming together with others diagnosed.
— Google Developers (@googledevs) March 20, 2020 When clicking on the warning the user is directed to the website of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The alert is displayed both on Android, which appears in the search results, and on iOS, shown in the list of each location. Google I / O 2020 is canceled for good Following the same course of MWC 2020, which would happen last February and was canceled due to the risks of coronavirus, now it is the turn of the annual developer conference, to be completely canceled. Until then, the event would be held online, but through Twitter the company announced, last Friday (20), to prevent any type of crowding and prevent the spread of the new coronavirus: “Concerned about the health and safety of our developers, employees and local communities – and in accordance with the requirements to” stay at home “by the local government – unfortunately, we will not be holding the I / O event this year”, reveals the publication. It is worth mentioning that Google’s projects for this year are still under development and the company’s recommendation is that its employees work from home until the pandemic is controlled.
