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Technology giant Apple on Tuesday released mobility data trends tool to help authorities mitigate the impact on Covid-19 globally. The mobility data tool is based on Apple Maps platform. Its reports are published daily and reflect requests for directions in Apple Maps. The Apple 'Mobility Data Trends' website is more like the Google’s initiative that is now offering user location data via its Maps to help public health officials spot increase or decrease of movement across high-level categories of places, to help them flatten the curve of  coronavirus  pandemic. "Maps does not associate mobility data with a user's Apple ID, and Apple does not keep a history of where a user has been," the company said in a statement late Tuesday. Using aggregated data collected from Apple Maps, the new website indicates mobility trends for major cities and 63 countries or regions. Read Complete Article

Apple has announced it will soon display  coronavirus  testing sites directly on its Maps. For this, Apple has launched a portal for hospitals and healthcare providers to register as  coronavirus  screening locations. The concern team will then review the application and upon approval, the location will appear on Apple Maps. Apple Maps will be able to show information like the place name, the associated healthcare provider, contact phone number and website, 9To5Mac reported on Sunday. It will also surface information about the type of testing location (laboratory, hospital, etcetera) and the nature of the site (like drive-through, parking lot, or building). Apple is also asking applicants to state whether the testing location will require a doctor's referral or a scheduled appointment. Read Complete Article