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Covid-19: Apple limits online iPhone purchases to two handsets per person

The purchase limits come as Apple braces for a blow due to the coronavirus' impact on sales, both due to supply chain disruptions and weak demand.

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On March 13, Apple announced that all of its Apple Stores outside of China would shut down to fight the spread of the virus

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Apple Inc is limiting customer purchases of iPhones over its online stores in many countries including the United States and China to a maximum of two handsets per person, checks on its website on Friday revealed.

The purchase caps come just after the hardware maker closed all of its brick-and-mortar stores outside China, as the coronavirus spreads globally and forces lockdowns and limitations on public movement to contain it.

Checks on Apple's website reveal that in numerous countries, a drop-down menu prevents customers from buying more than two of the same model iPhone, across all models. The last time it did so