We are helping female internet "saathis" (or trainers)
share authoritative health advice with their networks in rural villages in
India, says the company.
As Covid-19
pandemic affects all sections of the society, Google said that its focus in the
on-going crisis in Asia Pacific has been on prioritising three things:
contributing to the immediate health response, helping people learn and work
from home and supporting the small businesses most affected.
The company said in a statement late Tuesday that in India, it is helping
female internet "saathis" (or trainers) share authoritative health
advice with their networks in rural villages.
"Our team in
India has helped local governments share the location of night and food
shelters on Google
Maps," said Scott Beaumont President, Asia Pacific.
Google started
showing the locations of Covid-19 test centres on Google Maps, Search and
Assistant in Indonesia, before extending the feature to other countries around
the world, including India, Korea and the Philippines.
In Korea, the
Google News Initiative is offering weekly sessions training journalists on how
to identify misinformation.
The Covid-19
pandemic began spreading across Asia Pacific in January, affecting millions of
people directly.
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