Apple updates its News app with dedicated coronavirus
section
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has been declared a
pandemic by the WHO (World Health Organization). Although the COVID-19 outbreak
began in China, it has been spreading across the world over the last couple of
months and the situation now is such that with each passing day, we get to hear
or read about more cases of deaths and infections from all four corners of the
world. In such a situation, you might want to keep yourself abreast of the
latest news and updates, and Apple knows that.
Apple updates its News app with dedicated coronavirus section |
Apple News gets dedicated 'coronavirus' section
If you use any Apple iDevice, you won't need to search
'coronavirus news' or 'coronavirus updates' on Safari as Apple has updated the
free Apple News app on the iPhone, iPad and Mac with an entire section
dedicated to just coronavirus coverage.
Apple News will now curate the most relevant and recent
headlines regarding coronavirus from various trusted news sources from around
the world and show it in the Apple News Spotlight. This will help people find
all-important headlines and information about the deadly outbreak in one place.
How to open the coronavirus section on Apple News app
You can see the new coronavirus section by opening the
Apple News app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac and tapping the button located on
the top of the page that says 'Special Coverage: The most important information
on COVID-19, all in one place.'
The coronavirus section consists of not only the recent
headlines but the vertical also shows a collection of useful how-to articles
that explains how you can safeguard yourself from infection, fox example,
articles like how to wash your hands properly to avoid coronavirus and what
cleaners are approved to kill the virus. The section also provides links to the
CDC's recommended tips to deal with coronavirus, travel advisories and more.
More than just news
Just in case you want to keep track of the spread of the
pandemic, there's an updated map of current active cases around the world that
is provided by the Johns Hopkins University which you can refer to. That's not
all, clicking on the link below the map will fetch the latest information on
total confirmed cases, current death toll and number of people who have
recovered from the disease.
Apple's is a great example of how major tech companies are
trying to help provide important information in these crisis times to millions
of users worldwide, using the power and reach of their products and services.
Google search and coronavirus
Meanwhile, Google also recently upgraded Google search to
include an SOS Alert and show safety tips, overviews and Q&As from local
ministries of health and WHO when searching the term 'coronavirus'. The search the engine also banned ads that promoted medical face masks because of most of them
were spreading rumours about coronavirus.
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