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Google lets businesses mark locations as 'briefly closed'

When Sundar Pichai revealed Google's initial responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, he promised to supply business house owners a quick way to mark themselves as "temporarily closed." That manner, people can look up which local retail outlets are open and what hours they're running, so they don't have to wander outside longer than they should. Now, the tech huge has in any case printed instructions on how firms can change their profiles and mark themselves as "temporarily closed" on Maps and Seek.
When Sundar Pichai revealed Google's initial responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, he promised to give business owners a quick way to mark themselves as "temporarily closed." That way, people can look up which local shops are open and what hours they're operating, so they don't have to wander outside longer than they should. Now, the tech giant has finally published instructions on how businesses can update their profiles and mark themselves as "temporarily closed" on Maps and Search.

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