Ubhubhani we-coronavirus owaqala ngo-Matshi ka-2020 wabonakala ngathi uza kuhlala ngaphantsi kunento eyiyo kunye nento eseleyo. Ibangela izigidi zokufa kunye neebhiliyoni zelahleko yezoqoqosho kwihlabathi jikelele. Nangona i-Apple ayizange ichaphazeleke kakhulu, iye yaqaphela iziphumo. Uninzi lweeVenkile ze-Apple kuye kwafuneka zivale (ezinye zazo zisavaliwe kuluntu) kwaye zonke zinezithintelo zomthamo. Uninzi luphinde lwavula kwaye enye ekugqibeleni yenza njalo yiNdawo ye-Apple Pioneer ePortland emva kweenyanga ezili-9.
La Indawo yoovulindlela yeApple ePortland Inokuba yeyona Apple Store ivalwe ixesha elide. Ukuvalwa kwayo kwenzeka ekuqaleni kobhubhane ukuze kuncitshiswe usulelo phakathi kwabemi besi sixeko. Ukusuka apho, kuye kwakho izithintelo ezingapheliyo ezithintele i-Apple Store ukuba ibuyele ekusebenzeni okuqhelekileyo. Ewe, ngokuqheleka ngoku, akukho nto iqhelekileyo ngayo, kodwa ubuncinci ivulekile. Amanyathelo okhuseleko ayasebenza. Uyazi, umgama, ijeli kunye nemaski kunye nogcino lwexesha.
Izolo, NgoMvulo, ngoFebruwari 22 ngo-11:00 kusasa kwaye emva kweentsuku ze-267, iingcango ze-Apple Pioneer Place ePortland ngoku zivulekile. Imisitho embalwa igcine ivenkile ivaliwe ixesha elininzi lika-2019, 2020 kunye no-2021 ukuza kuthi ga ngoku. Nangona ivaliwe kubathengi, ivenkile iye yahlaziywa ngokuqhubekayo kwaye isetyenziselwa imisebenzi yasemva kwe-scenes.
Ulungiso olukhulu lwenziwe kwi-facade, ngenxa yomonakalo omkhulu owenziwe ngoMeyi ophelileyo. Umonakalo unyanzele i-Apple ukuba yakhe ngokupheleleyo inxalenye ebalulekileyo yevenkile ebiza kakhulu. Kwinyanga ephelileyo, umzobo odumileyo waseGeorge Floyd ojikeleze ivenkile wasuswa kwaye waphiwa.
