Isikhathi esingaphezu kwesonto, abafana baseCupertino baqala ukubuyela vula amanye ama-Apple Stor ahlukilee ukuthi inkampani isabalalise endaweni yase-Asia, yize inesimiso esilinganiselwe kusuka ku-11 ekuseni kuye ku-6 ntambama. Bonke abasebenzisi abavakashela izitolo kumele bagqoke imaski futhi balawulwe ukushisa komzimba.
Kuze kube manje, izitolo ezingama-38 kwezingu-42 zakwa-Apple eChina sezivule kabusha, vele ngamahora ajwayelekile, sekusele izitolo ezi-4 kuphela ezingakavulelwa umphakathi. Kulezo zitolo ezingama-38, eziyi-19 zizokwengeza amahora amanje amahora angu-7 bese kuthi ezinye eziyisithupha zizobuyela emahoreni azo ajwayelekile okusebenza.
Ezinsukwini eziyi-9 ezedlule, ama-Apple Stores ayi-14 avule izitolo zawo. Ezitolo ezi-4 ezisavaliwe, Ezintathu zazo zitholakala eTianjin, idolobha eliyitheku elinabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-15 elisenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeChina. Isitolo sesine esingakavulwa iminyango yaso iseSuzhou Mall, okuyisitolo esizovula iminyango yaso ngoMashi 11. Okwamanje, usuku lokuvulwa kabusha kwezitolo eziseTianjin alwaziwa.
Emasontweni adlule, inani labantu abangenwe yigciwane le-corona incishisiwe, okukhombisa ukuthi i-Apple iyamethemba uhulumeni waseChina lapho ithi inesimo se-coronavirus esilawulwayo.
Okuhlukile kwenzeka njengamanje eYurophu. I-Italy iphenduke izwe elithinteke kakhulu nge-coronavirus lapho kule mpelasonto zonke izitolo ezidayisa izitolo nezindawo zokuthenga zingeke zivule iminyango yazo eBergamo, ukumisa ukwanda ezweni. E-United States, kuningi izehlakalo ezikhanseliwe ukunciphisa ubungozi bokutheleleka kusuka ku-coronavirus, eyokugcina kube yinkomfa yonjiniyela be-Google.