Today's Google Doodle celebrates emergency services who are fighting coronavirus

Today's Google Doodle is honouring the emergency service workers who are at the frontline of the fight against coronavirus.

The Doodle shared online today celebrates services such as the police and fire authorities by dressing up the world Google with the G at the beginning of the word blowing a kiss to the letter L - which is dressed up in the uniform and hard hat of a firefighter - and the E, which is dressed up in that of a police officer, complete with hat.

​Google says that as the fatal disease continues to spread across the world, it is launching a Doodle series to honour those on the frontline.

It reads: "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 recognize and honor many of those on the front lines.

"Today, we’d like to say: To all emergency services workers, thank you."

Wednesday's Doodle is the third in the series thanking those are are on the frontline, which was launched on Monday.

On April 6, the Doodle thanked public health workers and researchers in the scientific community by featuring the G blowing a kiss to the E which was dressed as a scientist and standing on a podium, giving a lecture and pointing to a graph behind it.

Tuesday's Google celebrated nurses and those in the medical profession by once again having the G blow a kiss to the E, but this time the E was dressed in the scrubs, mask and head mirror of a health professional.

Google says it has donated $6.5 million to help fight coronavirus misinformation so far, which it says is supporting "media outlets and fact-checkers working on Covid-19".

Clicking on the search engine will take you to a special page created for the coronavirus crisis, which features a list of questions, resources and information.

There are also links to steps people need to take to prevent the spread of infection, what the symptoms are and what treatments are available.

The UK continues to see infections from the fatal virus, with the number of cases standing at 55,242 and the number of deaths linked to the disease at 6,159.

Boris Johnson spent his second night in intensive care on Tuesday, as the Government’s chief scientific adviser said there were signs the UK’s fight "could be moving in the right direction".

The first patients have also arrived at London's new NHS Nightingale hospital, the first of several field hospitals set up across the country to treat virus patients.

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