Apple briefly closes all shops in UK amid surge in COVID-19 instances

Image Source : AP Apple briefly closes all shops in UK amid surge in COVID-19 instances
Amid the continual surge within the variety of coronavirus optimistic instances, Apple has briefly shut down all retail shops within the United Kingdom. Apple has been shutting down a number of shops and briefly closed each single location in California, Mexico, Brazil and over a dozen in London. The tech large has now briefly closed its remaining 18 retail shops within the UK following a brand new spherical of powerful lockdowns in England and Scotland.
“All 18 UK Apple Stores open today will close from January 5. Includes every location in Scotland. Most of the other 20 stores closed just before the holidays,” Michael Steeber, Apple Retail, Design, History, and Tech, stated in a tweet on Tuesday.
Apple operates 38 shops within the UK, 20 of which had already closed between December 22.
“All locations were operating with Storefront or Express pickup of online orders only following Tier 4 Covid-19 restrictions announced in December,” reviews 9to5Mac.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has introduced that England will enter one other nationwide lockdown, the third of its type because the coronavirus pandemic started within the nation early final yr.
In a televised handle, he urged folks throughout the nation to “stay at home” apart from permitted causes, echoing the message again in March 2020.
The newest growth got here as one other 58,784 folks within the UK have examined optimistic for the novel coronavirus, marking the best each day spike because the onset of the pandemic, in line with official figures.
The nation now has a complete of two,721,622 instances and 75,547 deaths.
(With IANS inputs)

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