Google has completely canceled Google I/O, its flagship annual developer conference, over coronavirus fears. Previously, the tech major has said it planned to hold a virtual conference instead of the physical event, Now, the company said it would not hold "I/O in any capacity this year." On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered residents to stay home and leave only for essential trips.

Google launched a website dedicated to information about Covid-19 a week after U.S. President Donald Trump touted the company's help in the fight against the pandemic. The internet giant said it worked with "relevant agencies and authorities" to roll out the site google.com/covid19 which went live on the web late Friday offering education, prevention and local resources related to the novel coronavirus.

Last weekend, an audio message, purportedly from a lady whose father was an army doctor, went viral on WhatsApp. The message claimed that "army hospitals are in direct contact with the ministry of health, and they've been ordered to create quarantine facilities everywhere." But that wasn't the dangerous part of message. Dubbudu adds that this type-of-misinformation has gathered pace since India started reporting positive-cases.