A few days ago, CNBC stated that Apple may have planned the coverage of 13 Apple Stores in the United States because its location is in 13 shopping centers that ebetween today and tomorrow they will open their doors. While in Spain we are in a period of phases to be able to recover, as far as possible, normality, in other countries it seems that they have it clear.
On April 18, Apple opened the doors of the first Apple Store outside China, Apple Store located in South Korea, a country that has known how to control the expansion of the coronavirus to the maximum. According to what they say from Bloomberg, based on the words of Tim Cook, the next Apple Stores (in addition to those located in the United States) that will open their doors would be in Australia and Austria.
At the earnings conference that Apple held on April 30, Tim Cook stated that he planned open new Apple Stores outside of China in a week or two, targeting Australia, where there are 20 Apple Stores, and Austria, where there is only one official Apple store.
For Apple, the first and foremost thing is the safety of both customers and employees, Therefore, if some regions still have outbreaks, their reopening is not being considered, at least in the coming weeks.
Regarding the employees of all the office spaces that Apple has distributed in California, for now, they are kept in confinement in their homes until the end of May. As that date approaches, the company will assess the current state of the pandemic and could allow employees to return to work at its facilities, although it will likely be a phased process that can take a couple of months.
