Idolobha laseWuhan, esifundazweni saseHubei, laziwa emhlabeni wonke ngokuba yindawo yokuqala ubhadane lwe-coronavirus, igciwane eliguqule indlela esiphila ngayo ngezindlela eziningi, yize kancane kancane singena okusha okujwayelekile. Ngokuqondile kuleli dolobha, i-Apple ihlela vula i-Apple Store entsha ngoSepthemba ozayo.
Kubukeka sengathi utshalomali olukhulu olwenziwe yi-Apple eChina eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, luvula izitolo zalo ezingama-42 ezweni lonke, alwanele ukuqhubeka nokugcina leli lizwe njengomthombo oyinhloko wemali engenayo enkampanini kaTim Cook. Empeleni, emiphumeleni yezimali ayimemezele ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, Ama-60% wemali isiyonke zivela kuleli.
Lesi sitolo esisha se-Apple sizotholakala eWuhan International Plaza kanti kulindeleke ukuthi kuvulwe kuhambisana nokwethulwa kwemakethe kwe-iPhone 13, isethulo ebesizohlelelwa uSepthemba ekuqaleni, yize kungenxa yokushoda kwezakhi ezithinta umhlaba wonke, inkampani eseCupertino ingase ilibazise ukwethulwa nokwethulwa okulandelayo ngo-Okthoba, njengoba kwenzeka ngonyaka owedlule nge-iPhone 12.
Iphrojekthi yokuhlobisa ingaphakathi ye-Apple Store eseWuhan International Plaza ibilokhu ikhona kubuyekezwa futhi kwamukelwa yiHubei Provincial Government Service Network, njengoba kubikwe nguPatently Apple. Lesi sitolo, esizothatha isikhala samamitha-skwele angama-900, sizobekwa esitezi sesibili senxanxathela yezitolo iWuhan International Plaza.
Isikhulu esiphezulu kwa-Apple uTim Cook uthe ikota yesithathu "iyikota eqinile ngendlela eyisimanga" imali evela eChina, enqubweni yokubeka irekhodi lemali engenayo likaJuni elingu- $ 14.760 billion.
Kuze kube manje, i-Apple inayo Izitolo ezingama-42 ezwekazini laseChina emadolobheni angama-21. IShanghai inezindawo zokuthengisa ezinamaphuzu amaningi, kanti eziyisikhombisa, kulandele iBeijing, ezinhlanu.