Trump says Google is building a website to help direct coronavirus tests and has 1,700 engineers working on it

Google is building a website to help screen Americans for the coronavirus and then direct them to testing sites if necessary, President Donald Trump said.

At a press conference at the White House on Friday, President Trump said the California-based search engine giant has 1,700 engineers at work to build a dedicated website that people concerned they have COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, will be able to visit.

Users will be directed to fill out a questionnaire, including detailing any symptoms, and if deemed necessary they will be directed to a nearby drive-thru test site that the US government is preparing to roll out across the country.

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "Google has 1,700 engineers working on this right now, they've made tremendous progress," Trump said. The website will launch on Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence said.

Trump has declared a national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, which has sickened more than 128,000 people and killed more than 4,700. It has prompted chaos around the globe, forcing entire countries to go on lockdown, prompting the cancellation of numberous major events and sporting events, snd disrupting businesses' operations. The virus is present in at least 46 US states.

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