The Apple Store in Southlake, Texas, specifically the store at the Southlake Town Square, has temporarily closed due to a local outbreak of COVID-19.
NBC News has reported that 22/151 of the store’s employees have tested positive for COVID-19. Those 22 positive COVID-19 test have been coming in since Black Friday, which was on November 26 this year.
An employee stated to NBC News that even though they had symptoms of COVID-19, they still worked on Black Friday. The employee did say they asked their manager if they could take special time off that is designed for employees that are showing symptoms of COVID-19.
However, they were told that the policy was only in place for those who had tested positive for it, as the employee had yet to be officially tested for it. NBC News also said that according to Apple’s policy, “this is false.”
Workers that have tested positive for COVID-19 at this location are set to be quarantined for 10 days and have to be without their symptoms for 48 hours until they can return to work again.
Apple’s webpage for the store states that the store has closed temporarily and that it will reopen on Monday, December 13. In the meantime, customers are still able to shop online to purchase products directly from the company.
Employees returning to work on Monday will be required to take a rapid antigen test on Sunday before the store opens again.
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