- Apple temporarily shut three stores on Wednesday as the number of Covid cases rise.
- The closures raise questions about the impact of the Covid pandemic on the holiday-shopping season amid concerns from public health authorities about the impact of the omicron variant.
- Store employees will take Covid-19 tests before reopening, Apple said.
Apple temporarily shut three stores on Wednesday as Covid-19 cases rise.
A store in Miami is closed through Thursday, and a store in Ottawa, Ontario, and a third in Annapolis, Md., are closed through Friday, according to Apple’s website.
The closures raise questions about the impact of the Covid pandemic on the holiday-shopping season amid concerns from public health authorities about the impact of the omicron variant, which appears to be more transmissible.