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According to the News Agency on December 28, Apple closed its stores in New York City to reduce consumers' offline activities during the spread of the new crown.
Previously, according to CCTV Finance, due to the severe epidemic situation, Apple announced on the 19th local time that it would temporarily close all 53 retail stores in California. It was also Apple's largest store closure since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States in March. As for when the store will reopen, Apple did not announce a specific date. An Apple spokesperson told CNBC via email that "we are very cautious in taking this step while keeping a close eye on the current situation and looking forward to the return of our team and customers as soon as possible." The spokesperson also said that consumers can find store information and buy company products on the company's official website.
In addition, the British government also announced on the 19th that it will raise the level of epidemic prevention and control in some areas to the new fourth level, and implement a large-scale "no-foot" measure to curb the rapid spread of the virus. Affected by this, Apple decided to temporarily close 16 Apple retail stores in related areas.
It is worth noting that Apple's stock price has performed well in the past 2 months. From the beginning of October to the present, Apple's stock price is up 30%. As of the close of the 28th, Apple closed up 2.3%, breaking through the December 10 closing level, refreshing the all-time high of the closing to $180.33, an overnight increase of $66.4 billion (about 426 billion yuan). The latest total market capitalization is $2,958.566 billion.
According to CCTV News, on December 27, local time, the new crown vaccine incitement for employees of private enterprises in New York City officially came into effect. From the 27th, all private enterprises in the city must require all employees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination and prepare documents for inspection by municipal officials.
After new York City reported the first case of infection with the Novel Coronavirus Variant Virus Omicron strain, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the vaccine injunction on December 6. The vaccine injunction will affect a total of 185,000 businesses in New York City, and companies that do not comply with the rule will face a minimum fine of $1,000.
In addition, from December 27, New York City also requires citizens aged 12 and over to show a full vaccination certificate that has received two doses of the new crown vaccine to enter indoor places such as restaurants, movie theaters, gyms, etc., and children between the ages of 5 and 11 need to show a certificate of vaccination against the new crown vaccine.
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