Masks again required at US Apple stores
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What you need to know Wear your masks again. The mandate returns five weeks after it ended in some locations. Concerns over Omicron. Apple has reinstated mask requirements at all U.S. retail stores because of rising COVID-19 cases. The renewed mandate is effective immediately and was first reported by Bloomberg Terminal. In November, Apple announced plans to eliminate masks in various retail locations in the U.S. as COVID-19 cases began to fall alongside increased vaccinations. About five weeks later, the iPhone maker has done an about-face with the uncertainly surrounding the new Omicron variant and rising COVID-19 cases. The move comes in the thick of the holiday shopping season. Breaking on @theterminal: Apple is reinstating its mask mandate at all U.S. retail stores today on rising Covid-19 cases (the mandate had been dropped at about half of its stores). The company will also begin limiting store occupancy once again at several locations.— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) Decem...