Apple has announced the temporary closure of its retail stores outside of China amid the coronavirus outbreak. “In our workplaces and communities, we must do all we can to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted early Saturday. “Apple will be temporarily closing all stores outside of Greater China until March 27 and committing $15M to help with worldwide recovery.”Last month Apple announced the temporary closure of its retail stores in China as the country attempted to contain the coronavirus outbreak. CORONAVIRUS IMPACT: APPLE MOVES WWDC TO ONLINE FORMAT, CITING 'CURRENT HEALTH SITUATION'In a statement Friday, Cook said all Apple’s stores in greater China have since reopened. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGEOn Friday Apple announced that it is moving its Worldwide Developers Conference in June to an online format as a result of the pandemic.

Source: Fox News March 14, 2020 08:15 UTC