April Fools' Day: Google won't release hoax features today because of coronavirus outbreak

Google has cancelled its famous April Fools' Day announcements as the world battles with coronavirus. The company said that it was focused on being "helpful to people" and would not launch any hoax products as it has in previous years. Google usually releases numerous April Fools' jokes each year, which are intended as light-hearted stunts to amuse the internet. Many of the joke features are actually released to the public, allowing them to play with the updates for the day. There have been so many of the pranks that they have been given their own – very lengthy – Wikipedia article, documenting each year's jokes.