Apple indefinitely delays return to offices, temporarily closing 3 stores due to growing COVID-19 cases: Report
Bloomberg reported that Apple is delaying plans to return to the office indefinitely, while the company said it has temporarily closed three stores in the US and Canada following an increase in COVID-19 cases. and exposure incidents among store employees.
The company’s employees were previously prepared to return to the office on February 1, according to report, citing a memo sent by CEO Tim Cook.
Growing worries about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant have derailed some companies’ plans for a return to normalcy.
Google According to a report, JP Morgan Chase has told employees they will lose their pay and will eventually be fired if they don’t follow the company’s vaccination rules, while JP Morgan Chase has asked employees not to vaccinated in Manhattan working from home.
Apple The store closures in Miami, Annapolis and Ottawa come a day after the company reinstated its policy requiring all customers at its stores in the US to wear masks.
The company said all employees at the three stores will be tested before the stores reopen.
Through the pandemic, Apple briefly closed several stores around the world as coronavirus-related lockdowns were implemented and lifted.
COVID-19 Cases are on the rise again in parts of Canada and the United States, with the Canadian government urging its residents not to leave the country on Wednesday.