Apple closes ALL retail stores outside China for 2 weeks over coronavirus

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Apple closes all retail stores outside China amid coronavirus

APPLE has today announced it will temporarily close ALL of its retail stores outside China as coronavirus continues to spread.

"As rates of new infections continue to grow in other places, we’re taking additional steps to protect our team members and customers.Mr Cook added: "Extensive, deep cleaning will continue at all sites. In all our offices, we are rolling out new health screenings and temperature checks." Apple's announcement comes as the virus continues to spread, with more than 145,000 cases and 5,000 deaths worldwide.

 

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Their owners (China) have obviously forbid them to close in China.If nothing else this virus might help stop us being over reliant on cheap shit from China.

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