Corona virus: Google announces support to Pakistan in various fields

Corona virus: Google announces support to Pakistan in various fields

Corona virus: Google announces support to Pakistan in various fields

Who is not familiar with the name of the world's largest search engine Google and it has announced to provide assistance in many fields in view of the spread of the new Novel Corona virus disease Code 19 in Pakistan.

According to a statement issued by Google, it will take a constant effort to overcome such a large-scale crisis and we will do everything we can to help.


The statement said that the company would continue to provide short-term and long-term support to Pakistan against the virus, focusing on three key priorities, which the company said were crucial for sustainable rehabilitation.

Promoting certified and reliable information sources

It's very important that people have access to online health information that they can rely on and that they are right against code 19 for themselves and for others around them,\" the company said. Be able to decide We have provided the latest updates and advice from international health authorities in Urdu and English on Google Search, Google Maps and YouTube. They are also helping to run hygiene awareness campaigns, providing travel advice and preventing misinformation from spreading through apps on Google, YouTube or the Google Play Store. Efforts have been intensified.

To this end, the company has launched a special Code 19 website in Pakistan in the coming weeks or months, which provides education, prevention and resources on the disease.

That includes the best measures to prevent the virus, links to verified information issued by the government of Pakistan, and useful advice from Google to individuals, educational institutions, and businesses.

Education and training support

The statement added that restrictions such as out-of-home and public gatherings in Pakistan could deprive about 60 million students in Pakistan of access to educational institutions, increasing the pressure on families, schools and teachers.

The company has developed Google Mate and Google Classrooms, which are available free of charge and can provide training and advice through Google and YouTube, to assist teachers in providing education from remote locations. In addition, a Teach From Home has been launched in collaboration with UNESCO, which is a center for teachers around the world.

Contribute to business sustainability and economic recovery
Grow with Google, a Google website has been introduced where Pakistanis can benefit from free training, tools and events and enhance their skills, career and business.

In addition to working at home, the website also has a remote working section that helps people to work, teach and learn from anywhere.


We recently announced 80  million in support for small businesses around the world, including grants to help meet financing, ad credit and anti-virus costs the statement said. Are At the same time, we've provided an app called Google Primer to educate on social media through our programs so that small businesses can continue to train in digital skills and enable their staff to work from remote areas. Be able to '.

A sense of responsibility

Code 19 places a heavy responsibility on all of us and we are committed to fulfilling our responsibility at a time when there is no precedent, ie access to reliable information, remotely, the statement said. Learning support, support for small businesses and more.

The measures we are announcing today are just the beginning the statement said. To do all this, we stand with Pakistan to help overcome Code 19 and build a stronger future. ”