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Apple temporarily shuts stores in US and UK as coronavirus cases surge

The iPhone maker's shares were down in trading after the bell. That announcement covered at least 12 stores

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Customers would still be able to pick up existing orders for the next few days, the spokesman said. The statement did not mention when Apple expects the stores to reopen

Reuters

2 min read Last Updated : Dec 21 2020 | 1:23 AM IST

Apple Inc has temporarily shut all of its 53 stores in California because of a coronavirus outbreak and 16 stores in the United Kingdom following restrictions introduced by the government in London, a spokesman said on Saturday.

The company said on Friday it was temporarily shutting some stores in California following a surge in Covid-19 cases, sending the iPhone maker's shares down in trading after the bell. That announcement covered at least 12 stores.

"Due to current Covid-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas. We take this step with an

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