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Apple staff wearing face masks as a preventive measure against coronavirus wait for customers at an Apple shop in Beijing. AFP
Apple staff wearing face masks as a preventive measure against coronavirus wait for customers at an Apple shop in Beijing. AFP
Coronavirus: Apple to reopen all 42 branded stores in China
China is Apple's second-biggest market in terms of sales after the US
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13 March, 2020