Kwiveki ephelileyo, iApple ivaliwe Apple Store ibekwe kwiziko lokuthenga laseBergamoeItali, ngokulandela imiyalelo karhulumente waseItali, ngaloo ndlela ibe yeyokuqala i-Apple Store ukuvala iingcango zayo ngenxa ye-coronavirus ngaphandle kweTshayina. Yayiyeyokuqala, kodwa ayizukuba yiyo yodwa, kuba kule mpelaveki, zonke iiVenkile ze-Apple ezikummandla wase-Italiya ziya kubandezeleka ngokufanayo.
I-Itali lelinye lamazwe aseYurophu apho i-coronavirus ibetha kakhulu. Urhulumente wenza konke okusemandleni ukunqanda inani labantu abosulelekileyo ukuba bangaqhubeki benyuka mihla le kwaye uthathe isigqibo sokulibeka yedwa ilizwe, umlinganiselo ochaphazela onke amashishini, kubandakanya neevenkile ezili-17 uApple anazo e-Itali.
Zonke iiseshini zanamhlanje e-Apple zirhoxisiwe nangona okwangoku kunokwenzeka ukuba wenze idinga kwi-Genius Bar, phakathi Iivenkile ze-Apple ezisebenza iiyure ezincitshisiweyo. Inani lokufa e-Italiya lifikelela kuma-631, ali-183 kubo ekuye kwaxelwa ngalo kwiiyure ezingama-24 ezidlulileyo, ke okwangoku, kubonakala ngathi lo bhubhani usekude nokulawulwa. Inani labantu abosulelekileyo lifikelela kwi-10.000 yabantu kwaye inani elonyuke kwiintsuku ezintathu ezidlulileyo ngamatyala amatsha ayi-1.000.
Phakathi kuFebruwari, iApple yabhengeza ukuba inyanzelwe ukuphonononga uqikelelo lwengeniso yekota yokuqala ka-2020, uhlaziyo oluhlayo, oluya kuba luphantsi kakhulu kunokuba lwaluqikelelwe kwisibhengezo, ekubeni bekungekho ekupheleni kukaFebruwari, xa iiVenkile ze-Apple e-China zavula iingcango zabo.
Ngokwabahlalutyi abohlukeneyo, UApple uyekile ukuthengisa malunga nee-iPhones ezingama-500.000 eTshayina kuphela ngenyanga kaFebruwari, amanani aya kuba nzima kakhulu kwinkampani.