Apple has temporarily closed 2 more stores in China after already closing one because of the coronavirus
, on its first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday. Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is deep cleaning its stores in China, checking employee temperatures, and limiting travel to China to "business-critical situations."
"First and foremost, our thoughts are with all of those that are affected across the region," Cook said to analysts during the call. He also saidon January 25 that Apple would be donating to groups on the ground helping those affected. Cook and Apple CFO Luca Maestri also said during the earnings call that it has factored uncertainly around how the coronavirus will affect its business intoof $63 billion to $67 billion. Much of Apple's supply chain is based in China.
"The situation is emerging, and we're still gathering lots of data points and monitoring it closely," Cook said during the earnings call. Apple isn't the only major tech firm taking cautionary measures as the coronavirus spreads. Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft have all
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