Ngenkathi maphakathi no-Mashi, i-World Health Organisation (i-WHO) yamemezela ukuthi i-coronavirus ubhadane lomhlaba wonke, izinkampani eziningi bathumela bonke abasebenzi babo emakhaya, ukuze baqhubeke nokwenza umsebenzi wabo ngokunethezeka ekhaya ngaphandle kokuya emahhovisi. I-Apple ibingenye yezinkampani eziningi ezenzile.
Cishe izinyanga ezine kamuva, e-United States (ngenxa yokusebenza ngokuzimela kombuso ngamunye), i-coronavirus iyafika idlule, yize kwezinye izindawo ezifana neNew York City, kubonakala sengathi isiqalile ukuba ngaphansi kolawulo, kepha lonke izwe. Ngokusho kukaBloomberg, lokho I-Apple ilungiselela umsebenzi ukusho izimo / izifunda.
E-United States, i-Apple yazise abasebenzi bayo ukuthi akulindele ukubuya okuphelele emahhovisi ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka. Kodwa-ke, eYurophu nase-Asia, i-Apple ihlela ukuqalisa ukusebenza okujwayelekile ezinyangeni ezizayo ngokuya ngezimo zendawo, kokubili amahhovisi nezitolo zomzimba.
Ngaphezu kwamahhovisi, njengoba izinsuku zihamba, inani le-Apple Store lelo ukuvala iminyango yayo ngenxa yokuqubuka kwe-coronavirus kuyandiswa. NgoMgqibelo kumenyezelwe ukuvalwa kwama-Apple Stores amasha ezifundazweni eziningi, okwenza kube nama-Apple Stores angama-91 asele avaliwe e-United States kuphela.
Apple ikhuthaza abasebenzi basesitolo okuvaliwe ukubhalisa ohlelweni lwe-Apple Retail at Home, ukusebenza ekhaya ngokusebenzisa ividiyo eyabiwe phakathi kwabasebenzi kule mpelasonto edlule. Kuleyo vidiyo, umphathi wezitolo ezibonakalayo, u-O'Brien uthi:
Lesi akusona isipiliyoni esifuna ukuba naso kumakhasimende ethu. Ngakho-ke sifuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sihamba lapho amaklayenti ethu ekhona, ukuwasiza ngalesi sikhathi esinzima. Njengoba wazi, abantu bathembele kakhulu kumadivayisi abo, ikakhulukazi manje.
Iposi leBloomberg ifana nokumenyezelwa kwezwe laseCalifornia, yokubuyela emuva okuphawulekayo kunqubo yokuvulwa kabusha ngenxa yokwanda kwe-COVID-19. ICalifornia iyalele ukuthi kuvalwe izwe lonke izindawo zokudlela, izindawo zewayini, izinkundla zemidlalo yama-movie, ama-zoo, ama-arcade kanye nemigoqo. Ezifundeni ezishayeke kakhulu, iCalifornia izophinde ivale izindawo zokuzivocavoca zasendlini, izindawo zokukhonzela, amahhovisi angabalulekile, izindawo zokucwala izinwele, izitolo zokugunda izinwele nezitolo.
