Apple is trying to get things up and running again in China following the coronavirus outbreak and the forced closure of iPhone assembler Foxconn’s main assembly plant.
Apple, in turn, has announced that it will be “cautiously” resuming production in its main iPhone manufacturing plants.
Foxconn announced that it is cautiously reopening its plants, but has yet to offer to offer an explanation of what that means or precisely what constitutes its main facilities.
However, as far as Apple production is concerned, the major facilities are at Shenzhen and Zhengzhou, with the latter responsible for the majority of iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro assembly. Previously, Foxconn was reported to be working on restoring production to half-strength at these plants by the end of February.
Apple has apparently reopened additional Apple Store locations in the area, bringing the number to 17 out of the region’s 42. Each store is currently operating under “special business hours,” which include reduced opening hours as well as crowd control and temperature checks at entrances.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and Reuters