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Well, they totally have the ability to do it, considering they mapped the entire earth (multiple times).
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/13/p...ite/index.html
Google says it's not publishing a national-scale coronavirus site anytime soon after Trump announcement
By Brian Fung, CNN
(CNN)Google will not be publishing a national-scale website for coronavirus testing anytime soon, contrary to claims made by President Donald Trump during a Friday news conference.
Instead, a health-focused subsidiary owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet, intends to launch a small-scale website next week to begin to triage California-based patients. The website will aim to serve a broader population only "over time" -- not "very quickly," as Trump said.
"What we're building is a triage tool that will live on ProjectBaseline.com, and we plan to pilot it in California next week," said Carolyn Wang, a spokesperson for the Alphabet subsidiary, Verily.
"Our aspiration is for the triage tool to be used much more broadly over time. Initially, we're linking it with several sites in the Bay Area to test and iterate, and collaborating closely with organizations like Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp who are also working on additional approaches to making testing more accessible and expedient in other areas."
Verily's statement sharply contrasts with Trump's remarks Friday in the White House Rose Garden.
"I want to thank Google," Trump said. "Google is helping to develop a website. It's going to be very quickly done, unlike websites of the past, to determine whether a test is warranted and to facilitate testing at a nearby convenient location." The comment appeared to be a reference to the botched rollout of Healthcare.gov, the website used for the US government's health insurance exchange, which was premiered by President Barack Obama's administration.
Officials in the state of California were stunned Friday to see the White House present their graphic for a modest pilot program that California's been developing with Alphabet as if it were a Trump administration program that was a nationwide initiative and ready to go, a knowledgeable source told CNN's Jake Tapper.
Still, a White House official, in reaction to Google's response, doubled down Saturday, telling CNN that "the Trump administration is working with Google to develop a website Americans can go to determine whether a test is needed and, if so, facilitate testing at a nearby location. We expect to have more details in the days ahead."
In addition to saying Friday that the website would be developed quickly, Trump claimed that 1,700 Google engineers were working on the project. Vice President Mike Pence later added the administration would be able to provide an update on the timing of the website's launch by Sunday night.
During a White House briefing Saturday, Pence attempted to clarify when the Google website announced Friday would be widely available. He said Google is planning to launch the website on Monday, but added that launch will only be available in the San Francisco Bay Area. He said the goal is to expand that site to other areas of the country.
White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Debbie Birx held up a sign at the Friday news conference that indicated users who showed symptoms would be directed to drive-through clinics. From there, users' test samples would be shipped to labs, and patients would be able to view their results from a "screening website."
It was unclear if Birx was referring to the Verily website. Verily did not immediately respond to questions about Birx's sign, nor to questions about the accuracy of Trump's claim about the number of employees involved or about Pence's claim concerning the timing of the launch.
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
Well, they totally have the ability to do it, considering they mapped the entire earth (multiple times).
tbh this comes off as "if we can send a man to the moon, how can we not cure cancer"
Wild Cobra should be getting a call soon.
I wonder if Google has the resources to quickly build a website?
A: Yes
Liberal google
Trying to hurt America over their hatred toward trump
Don't expect a rational response from Philo. He's crumb snatching and median sniping, in search of approval from some of the elder ST Avengers.
(CNN)Google now says it is working with the government on the creation of a national website containing information about coronavirus symptoms and testing information.
"Google is partnering with the US Government in developing a national website that includes information about COVID-19 symptoms, risk and testing information," the company said in a series of tweets Saturday evening.
It comes off as you sperm shielding, tbh.
Tell it, ducks. Testify!!!
you shut the up when asked simple questions regularly, tough guy.
You have no idea what the level of complexity and amount of coding is necessary to make a website like that. This isn’t some mid-90’s hacker movie where a guy types furiously for 10 seconds, leans back in his swivel chair, and say “I did it!”
And I have no idea how long it will take either, which is why I’m not making re ed boomer-like statements about it.
pretty much anyone can build a website. its a ing website like a questionaire right?
why is this even touted as an accomplishment by Trump and USA?
China built 2
10,000 bed hospitals in a week
lol hole country
Trump shouldn't be spitballing during a public health emergency. His adminstration's disorganization and utter lack of professionalism isn't Google's fault
Get the people that created the Obamacare website...
wait...nm
Only the press and dems should be doing that against him, right?
I mean, they tried to remove him from office. They celebrated impeachment like it was a gold medal ceremony. What do you expect him to do?
It's a feel good gimmick anyway.
This is true.
A large portion of the population doesn't use computers.
it's def not hard for a company like google so stop acting like it's a feat that can't be achieved in a timely manner by the likes of that behemoth.
It's like baking bread though, more chefs don't make it happen faster. Even the best chef in the world cannot make bread bake faster. Websites have to be compiled and tested, even small ones. Put a huge one up that is accessed nationally and perhaps globally and right away it will be vulnerable to just about any DoS attack or have bad links or simply crash due to poor construction. Testing is testing, takes time.
This isn’t like you making some geocities site dedicated to Aaron Carter. Alot more to it than that. And it has to be perfect from day 1, so as to prevent the aforementioned healthcare.gov disaster.
theres the cloud services that Amazon, MS offer that can make your site scalable to any # users if you have the $
to be fair Im sure Trumps “website” includes the AI/Big Data component yo basically get a reading of all americans that will use it. thats the big piece that is not doable unless you are a big tech firm on AI
but then thats not a “website” as Trump touted
its a whole technology framework to track Murricans and Corona
no euphemisms, he was LYING
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