Google paid tribute to public transporters on Tuesday.
Google launched a doodle series to acknowledge the selfless efforts of helpers, including public health workers, emergency services workers, custodial and sanitation workers, farmers and grocery workers, around the world.
These workers have stepped forward to play their part while battling out the contagion that has claimed over thousands of lives globally.
“As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people are coming together to help one another now more than ever. We’re launching a Doodle series to recognise and honor many of those on the front lines,” read the company’s website.
More than 1.88 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 119,168 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
The United States, with the world’s third-largest population, has recorded more fatalities from COVID-19 than any other country. There was a total of nearly 570,000 US cases as of Monday with over 1.8 million reported cases globally.
Deaths reported on Sunday numbered 1,513, the smallest increase since 1,309 died on April 6. The largest number of fatalities, over 10,000, was in New York state with the concentration in and around New York City, the most populous US city with about 8.4 million people.
Germany’s number of confirmed coronavirus infections has risen by 2,082 to 125,098, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday, marking the fourth decline in the number of new cases after four days of increases.
The reported death toll has risen by 170 to 2,969.
