covering the week's top textbooks like Linux bias traveling during the pandemic can be tough that's why the latest version of Google Maps for Android and iOS has several features that might help travelers get around safely now when you look up public transit directions maps will show Cova 19 related alerts Google points out that data will only be available where it can get info from the local transit agencies and only on trips that are likely to be affected by kovat 19 restrictions these alerts are rolling out in Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Colombia France India Mexico Netherlands Spain Thailand United Kingdom and the US and Google says they're going to they're coming to more countries soon Maps will also display alerts when you navigate to medical facilities or kovat 19 testing centers warning you to verify eligibility and facility guidelines to avoid being turned away or causing additional strain on the local healthcare system alerts for medical facilities are rolling this week in Indonesia Israel the Philippines South Korea and the u.s. alerts for testing centers will only be available in the US again google says it will only show these alerts when it can get a thor authoritative data from local state and federal governments or from their web sites google says the app will also tell you how crowded buses Subway's and transit stations will be plus you'll be able to see when a transit station has historically been less busy so you can plan ahead Google says these features are powered by aggregated and anonymized data from users who opted in to Google location history they'll be rolling out in the next several weeks finally the app will show you driving alerts notifying you about kovat 19 checkpoints and restrictions along your route for example when crossing national borders this feature will initially only be available in Canada Mexico and the U [Music]