The Apple had to take this serious step due to the outbreaks of corona virus in all over china. It was expected that the Chinese authorities will sort this issue within weeks but the reports suggests that it is growing at a rapid speed in most of the cities in china.
"We are working towards re-opening of our corporate offices, contact centers in China, we are making preparations to open our iPhone retail stores all over the country," the company had said in a statement.
"Currently, there is no possibility for Apple to operate in China but we will continue to update our customers regarding the official date of operations".
Apple Inc. heavily relies on the Chinese market for its product sale as well as its manufacturing of products as China provides main supply chain and manufacturing equipment to Apple.
