Apple to Increase Covid Testing for Vaccinated Retail Employees

  • Company is considering lifting mask requirement for workers
  • Apple has been gradually loosening its Covid-19 requirements
An Apple store in Miami.Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg
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Apple Inc. plans to begin testing vaccinated retail staff twice a week for Covid-19, a step toward dropping its mask requirement for employees.

The company announced the plan in a memo to U.S. retail staff Tuesday, changing a policy that had required vaccinated workers to test once a week. Unvaccinated staff had already been required to test twice weekly. At the same time, the company is now allowing employees to verify their results independently rather than providing proof.