tech giant google has updated its home page with five tips to stay safe and stop the spread of coronavirus it has added a special alert box on its homepage that reads dothefive help stop coronavirus it appears below the google search barthe alert box when clicked lists out five tips that says1 hands wash them often2 elbow cough into it3 face dont touch it4 feet stay more than 3 feet apart5 feel sick stay homethese tips have also been shared by the search engine giant on its twitter handle google india in a post wrote that these five tips have been shared by ministry of health and family welfare and are recommended by experts to stop the spread of coronavirus do the five and spread the word said google india in the postearlier this week google also shared the health ministrys advisory on social distancing in view of the coronavirus outbreak social distancing is a nonmedical intervention that seeks to control and prevent coronavirus infection it is implemented to avoiddecrease contact between those who are infected and those who are not so as to stop or slow down the rate and extent of disease transmission google has also asked users to maintain hygiene protocols like washing hands regularly and avoiding handshakes for greeting the tech giant via a tweet also advised individuals to avoid unnecessary travel postpone social gatherings and maintain 1 meter distance in crowded places meanwhile google via a special doodle today has recognized physician dr ignaz semmelweis widely attributed as the first person to discover the medical benefits of handwashing the doodle also seeks to educate users on how to wash their hands properly as recommended by the world health organisation it has a small tutorial video of the same