Google provided advice on what businesses should do with their Google My Business listings if they’re affected by COVID-19.
To assist customers, businesses affected by COVID-19 are encouraged to update their Google My Business profile with the most accurate information.
Google has published a new GMB help page with further recommendations, which include:
These are all tools that were previously available to businesses, so there are no new features being added. Google is just advising businesses on how to best utilize GMB in light of the coronavirus situation.
Perhaps specific features related to COVID-19 will be added in the future, but this is what’s available for now.
Source: @GoogleMyBiz on Twitter
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