Abakwa-Apple banqume ukuvala zonke izitolo zakwa-Apple ezisabalele umhlaba wonke ngoMashi 14 odlule, ukuze uzame ukunciphisa ukusabalala kwe-coronavirus. Yize kwamanye amazwe i-coronavirus ibingakasakazeki, kwamanye, njengeSpain ne-Italy, ibangele uhulumeni ukuthi avale yonke imisebenzi engabalulekile.
Sekudlule izinyanga ezingaphezu kwezimbili iSitolo se-Apple savalwa. Abokuqala ukuvula iminyango yabo yilabo abaseChina, okugcina lokho bavule iminyango yabo ekupheleni kuka-Ephreli. Ngokushesha ngemuva kwalokho, i-Apple ivule iminyango yeSitolo se-Apple okuwukuphela kwaso esinenkampani eSouth Korea, silandelwa yi-Australia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland kanye ne-Italy.
Manje sekuyithuba lezitolo zika-Apple ezisatshalaliswa e-United States naseCanada. U-Apple umemezele ngencwadi ukuthi inhloko yezentengiso ithumele abasebenzi be-Apple Store, ukuthi kulo lonke leli sonto, Izitolo ezingama-Apple ezingama-25 zizophinde zivulwe e-United States nezinye eziyi-12 eCanada.
Njengoba kushiwo yi-9to5Mac, i-Apple Store ese-United States etholakala ku- I-Arkansas, iCalifornia, iColorado, iFlorida, iHawaii, i-Oklahoma neWashington ziphakathi kwalabo abakhethiwe. Akuzona zonke izitolo ezikulezi zifundazwe ezizovula iminyango yazo, kuphela lezo ezihlangabezana nochungechunge lwezimfuneko noma imibandela, izidingo noma izindlela esingazazi.
Njengakuwo wonke ama-Apple Stores asevele evulekele umphakathi eYurophu nase-Asia, wonke amakhasimende eza ku-Apple Store kumele enze njalo nge mask, amagilavu nokuvumela abasebenzi basezitolo ukuthi balinganise izinga labo lokushisa besebenzisa i-thermometer engaxhumani nayo. Lezi zitolo zizogxila nasensizakalweni yezobuchwepheshe ngokumema abasebenzisi ukuthi bathenge ngewebhusayithi eku-inthanethi.