Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reopened all 42 of its stores in China after it was forced to close them in February due to the coronavirus outbreak in that country.
The closures were one of two primary reasons Apple cited for pulling its revenue forecast for the March quarter. China is Apple’s third biggest market globally.
Since shutting the stores, Apple gradually reopened them and 38 of the 42 stores were operating as of last week. The final four stores will open their doors on Friday, according to a written statement from Apple.
Apple was also forced to close all 17 of its stores in Italy earlier this week as the virus spreads there. Meanwhile, Apple has also started creating more space in its retail stores and canceling some classes to limit COVID-19 transmission. Apple has also encouraged employees at several of its office locations to work remotely
