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Apple lifts face mask mandate for some of its corporate employees

No one loves wearing a COVID-19 mask, and Apple seems to be cognizant of this, a leaked internal memo pointing towards the company lifting its mandatory mask requirement at “most locations.” According to the memo, which was obtained by The Verge, Apple could be lifting the corporate requirement at many of its locations while still […]

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Apple reinstating mask policy for about 100 U.S. retail locations as COVID-19 numbers climb again

These are the breaks that come with an ongoing pandemic. Apple is reinstating its mask mandate for employees of about 100 of its brick-and-mortar retail locations throughout the U.S. in response to a national rise in cases. Although retail staff members at those locations will be required to mask up, customers will not. However, Apple […]

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Rumor: Apple considering removing mask mandate for some U.S. Apple Store retail employees

Having lifted its requirement for customers to wear face coverings in some U.S. states, Apple is reportedly considering allowing its Apple Store retail staff to also go unmasked. Apple lifted its mask mandate for a number of in-store shopping locations in states such as Ohio, Georgia, and more. While it has yet to lift the […]

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Apple closes some retail locations following reports of increased COVID-19 infections

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic early last year, Apple has closed a number of its retail stores around the world. June 2021 marked the first time that all Apple Stores around the world were open simultaneously for the first time in 75 weeks, but now the company has once again decided to close […]

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Beginning Friday, November 5th, some U.S. Apple Store locations to drop mask requirement for customers

Per a note intercepted by Bloomberg, Apple on Friday will drop the pandemic mask mandate for more than 100 of its 270+ Apple Store retail locations in the United States following positive trends in vaccinations and declining COVID-19 cases. The intra-company note reads as follows: After careful review, the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) team, […]