Most Apple Stores to Require Masks Again for Shoppers, Staff
- Company to make change Thursday in areas with rising cases
- Company asks, but doesn’t require, retail staff to get vaccine
Customers try out the iMac computer at an Apple store in Palo Alto, California.
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Apple Inc. plans to restore a mask requirement at most of its U.S. retail stores on Thursday for both customers and staff, even those who are vaccinated, in response to a resurgence in Covid cases.
The company informed retail staff of the move Wednesday in a memo obtained by Bloomberg News. Apple already started requiring masks for employees at select stores earlier this month, and it pushed back a return-to-office deadline for corporate employees. It also began requiring masks for customers in a few counties based on local guidelines.