These are the breaks that come with an ongoing pandemic.
Apple is reinstating its mask mandate for employees of about 100 of its brick-and-mortar retail locations throughout the U.S. in response to a national rise in cases.
Although retail staff members at those locations will be required to mask up, customers will not. However, Apple is still recommending customers wear a mask.
Apple lifted its customer mask mandate across its U.S. stores back in February. In March, it also began lifting its requirements for employees in both retail and corporate settings.
The U.S. has seen a steady rise in COVID-19 cases, the spike being driven by more infectious subvariants of the Omicron variant like BA.2, BA.2.12, and BA.2.12.1. Per the New York Times, the U.S. is seeing 90,423 cases a day, up 60 percent from two weeks prior.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available, and please stay safe out there.
Via AppleInsider, @markgurman, and The New York Times