The COVID-19 pandemic is still widespread in India, with over 70,000 cases reported in the last 24 hours. A couple of weeks ago, Google Maps added a new COVID-19 layer to make it possible for users to see whether the Coronavirus spread is slowing down or catching pace in their location. Starting today, the company has started displaying the containment zones in Mumbai in Google Maps.
If you want to see the containment zones around your location in Mumbai, open the Google Maps app and tap on the ‘layers’ button near the top right. Here, you will find a new ‘COVID-19 info’ layer with a red danger icon.
Select the COVID-19 layer to see a color-coded map, which signifies the number of new COVID-19 cases (over a seven-day average) per 1 lakh users. Now, if you zoom out and there’s a containment zone near your location then it will be demarcated in a dark gray color. You can tap on the containment zones to see its name and location.
