Apple acceded to several foreign retailers, including Starbucks Corp and McDonald's Corp, and announced the decision to temporarily close its stores across China as a safety precaution.
stop from Saturday to conduct retail sales of their products in China. As noted in a statement released by the Corporation, this measure will be valid until February 10.
"Such proactive steps taken to ensure public hygiene," according to him.
Previously, Apple announced a temporary closure of its stores in Eastern China - in the cities of Qingdao, Nanjing and Fuzhou.
Apple remains heavily dependent on China as sales of smartphones, and in the supply chain and manufacturing. Many factories in Hubei province, including factories managed by AB InBev and General Motors Co temporarily suspended production because of a virus.
In a recent earnings report, Apple CEO Tim cook said that the company is developing plans to mitigate potential loss of production from suppliers in Wuhan.
a New type of virus 2019-nCoV was recorded in China at the end of December 2019. According to experts, the focus of the spread could be the seafood market in Wuhan. Killed more than 250 people. In their latest data of the national Commission of health of China reported that on Friday in China was registered 2 102 new confirmed infections, resulting in their total number reached 11 791.
the world health organization, which this week has declared a state of emergency in public health, international importance in the outbreak of coronavirus in China, but confirmed that global limits on trade and travel is not needed.
