Google Maps to show locations of COVID-19 food and night shelters in India

NEW DELHI: Google on Monday said it will now show the locations of food shelters and night shelters on Google Maps in cities across India to help people find these essential services during the ongoing lockdown.

Google, in a statement, said it is working closely with state and central government authorities to surface the locations of these relief centres.

“To date, across 30 cities, people can now find these locations on Google Maps, Search and Google Assistant,” it added.

Users can search for ‘Food shelters in ‘ or ‘Night shelters in ‘ in any of these Google products.