Apple will re-close some stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Arizona due to coronavirus spikes

[Tsuyu]

No word yet as to when they will reopen

Apple will re-close some stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Arizona due to coronavirus spikes

The company closed retail stores in March and began reopening in May

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Apple is closing several recently reopened retail stores in four US states after a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, Bloomberg reported. A total of 11 stores in Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and South Carolina will be temporarily shuttered.

The company closed all of its stores outside of mainland China in March as the coronavirus pandemic spread. It began reopening US stores in May, with some offering only curbside or storefront service and not allowing customers inside. Stores that did open to customers were conducting temperature checks and required customers and employees to wear face masks.

"Due to current COVID-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas," an Apple spokesperson said in an email to The Verge. "We take this step with an abundance of caution as we closely monitor the situation and we look forward to having our teams and customers back as soon as possible."

 

[RDreamer]

It's almost like it's not a choice between economy and public health. The two are linked!

 

[darkwing]

it has begun

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Who could have thought letting people in a tight space touch a bunch of stuff would lead to this?

 

[Deleted member 31923]

And now many other retailers will follow suit. Soon we will have shutdown 2.0, but on a smaller scale and limited to a handful of states...for now. Sad that people really thought the virus would just go away.

 

[zombiejames]

Never should've re-opened there in the first place. Insanity.

 

[shnurgleton]

It's almost like it's not a choice between economy and public health. The two are linked!

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nobody knew (healthcare | economy) could be so complicated ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[bastardly]

if These numbers keep going up, these dumbass offcials need to eat their own shit and reclose before things really get out of hand. Stop thinking people will be responsible because they never will be until they personally are affected

 

[Wag]

Yes, but there is no 2nd wave...

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Because we're still in the first

 

[Deleted member 31923]

if These numbers keep going up, these dumbass offcials need to eat their own shit and reclose before things really get out of hand. Stop thinking people will be responsible because they never will be until they personally are affected

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Yeah, I don't see how places Arizona, Texas, and Florida can remain open if they keep having 2-3 thousands cases per day. Their governors can only make excuses and lie for so long.

 

[RainbowIslands]

Good. Some people are forgetting we're still in a pandemic and Apple re-closing some stores will actually make people realize. I hope other brands/stores follow suit.

 

[Maple]

Major props to Apple for actually taking things into their own hands and doing what they can to protector their employees and customers.

 

[Steven]

With how stupid Americans are, we're going to go through this multiple times this year.

 

[Kschreck]

With how stupid Americans are, we're going to go through this multiple times this year.

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We won't recover as a nation until Trump is gone and we have someone in place who is willing to do what is necessary to recover.