On February 1, Apple announced that closed all the Apple Stores that it has in China, 42, due to coronavirus, placing its customers on February 9, the date on which the Apple Store would reopen its doors. However, it appears that the reopening plans have been delayed with no definite date.
Deirdre O'Brien has emailed Apple Store workers in China to explain the company's plans to reopen stores due to the coronavirus, plans that currently do not have a fixed date on the calendar. Apple will contact its workers again on February 10.
Apple says it is working with health experts, government authorities, and its own workplace safety teams to know the evolution of the coronavirus and as soon as he has more news he will contact his workers in China again. The problems of displacement in many cities and that most of the schools are closed add to the problems that the virus is causing in the country.
In addition, the company claims that it is working on new health and cleaning protocols so that the stores will be open as soon as possible. Apple began closing the first stores at the end of January, to later extend the closure to all stores throughout the country.
LG and Ericsson will not attend the MWC due to the coronavirus
The corona virus has its origin in China, where the majority of affected people are found. Outside of China, a few cases have been detected, which fortunately have not ended in death. The media are contributing to the constant fear of the coronavirus despite the fact that most scientists claim the opposite.
Added to this growing medium are LG and Ericsson's decisions to do not go to the MWC so as not to expose your employees to the coronavirus, as if the coronavirus had your focus in Barcelona and not in Wuham.