Η Apple, reopened all 42 stores in China on Friday, and now closes them in all other countries, even the US.
Η company Apple, announced that it will close all its stores outside China by 27 March to limit the spread of the new coronavirus epidemic, said its president Tim Cook.
"We will close all our retail stores outside China by March 27th", Cook said in a letter, which was posted on the company's website.
"In all our offices worldwide, except China, we focus on flexible forms of work", He added, explaining that"this means that our team members will have to work from home, if their job allows".
The head of Apple stressed that the company builds on the lessons it has learned from dealing with the epidemic in China.
"One of the lessons is that the most effective way to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus is to reduce the density (of the population) and maximize social distance," he said.
"As the epidemic spreads beyond China, 'we are taking new steps to protect our teams and our customers,'" he said.
Apple reopened all 42 stores in China on Friday. Cook also pointed out that the company's donations for the covid-19 epidemic reached $ 15 million yesterday.
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