Add missing name for CN to the geocoder workarounds list #2670

globaldothealth · May 5, 2022 · a44387c · a44387c
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diff --git a/geocoding/location-service/src/app/geocoder.py b/geocoding/location-service/src/app/geocoder.py
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@ def getISO3166Code(self, countryName):
         # workaround a common problem: "United States" is the Mapbox name for US, but the algorithm
         # below will also find UM (United States Minor Outlying Islands) and fail because the
         # query is ambiguous.
+        #
+        # additionally the PRC is not in the iso3166 list (but China is).
         fixups = {
-            'united states': 'US'
+            'united states': 'US',
+            "people's republic of china": 'CN'
         }
         name = countryName.lower()
         if fixedCode := fixups.get(name):