When the outbreak of the new coronavirus broke out in Wuhan, Apple's supply chain was beginning to suffer. Some of its factories in China had to temporarily shut down, supplies were cut, and a few iPhones were made as a result.
Now that the COVID-19 situation has escalated and is facing a global crisis, those at Carlertino have had to adapt and do everything possible to protect their employees, their customers and their business.
But in addition, Apple has used its positive position in the technology market to contribute to the fight against coronaviruses, as do other companies such as Amazon and Microsoft. This is how Apple deals with this health problem.
Protection of your employees
His official statement On March 13, Tim Cook announced the closure of all its stores except China. "The most effective way of reducing the risk of transmission of the virus," the document reads, "is to reduce the population and increase the social distance.
Even before the shutdown was legal in a part of the world, Apple urged as many employees as possible to work remotely, something that would be very difficult for a company that normally handles everything privately.
Prior to the closure of its stores and offices, the company said it had put in place strong security measures to protect the space of human contact and the health of the affected parties to operate in person.
In fact, Apple has introduced health and temperature controls in all of its offices. It has also amended its leave policies to comply with the new position produced by COVID-19 and to ensure that it maintains the salaries of its hourly employees.
These are just some of the recent steps the company has made to protect its employees. As we mentioned in the introduction, Apple has already shut down its factories and Apple stores in China to reduce the risk of virus spread.
Protection of your customers
The decision to close the Apple store has also been made to limit communication between people and thus protect consumers, but it is not the only thing that shows Apple cares about its customers.
To minimize the impact of a business crisis, Apple continues to provide all the services it can use on the Internet. This includes yours store online, and the technical support of its experts, though their service may be slower than usual.
Apple also provides assistance to customers who believe they have coronavirus symptoms. When you ask Siri, the voice assistant will ask you a number of questions to find out if you should stay home or ask for help if it's bad.
Many applications have already appeared in the App Store that will help you to track your life. It is a form of Apple Watch Cardiogram, allowing you to monitor your body and detect the first signs of a virus.
Protection of your investors
In addition to its employees and consumers, Apple also cares about its investors. It is for this reason that the company is responsible for keeping up-to-date on the effects this problem may have on them.
On February 17, the company contacted press release that they would not receive a fixed amount (between $ 62 million and $ 67 billion) in the first quarter of the year due to a limit on the supply and demand of iPhones.
Event cancellation
By our guess, Apple would be celebrating a rumored spring event this past Monday, March 23. This should have been used to announce new products, as has happened in the past decade.
Granted, the company decided to announce the new iPads Pro and MacBook Airs by surprise last week, but so far it has yet to comment on what the production should be: IPhone 9 (or iPhone SE 2).
Yes, it's legal, however, that WWDC 2020 It will continue, but it will probably happen. Apple has chosen to cancel its original event, which has been gathering thousands of developers from around the world in San José, California.
$ 15 million in donations
Apple has promised to donate $ 15 million to fight the new coronavirus. These contributions will be attended by both those in need of treatment and for other purposes to reduce the economic impact of the crisis.
In addition to the contributions made by Apple employees, we extend Apple's commitment to match them "on a two-to-one basis to support efforts in responding to COVID-19 at local, national and international levels."
One million sandwiches
One of Apple's responses to the health crisis is the production of 9 million N95 masks that will be donated to US health centers and national parks as a thanks to staff at the first line of fire.
This was announced on Tuesday by US Vice President Mike Pence, who had announced that there would be 2 million. This weekend, Tim Cook had announced on Twitter that "millions of masks" would be given to Europeans.
Our Apple teams have been working to help find the resources for health care providers fighting COVID-19. We offer millions of health care practitioners in the US and Europe. To all the heroes in the front row, thank you.
– Tim Cook (@tim_cook)
March 21, 2020
Information that is accurate and useful
We mentioned before a new addition to the App Store to help you take control of your life. Apple streamlines the app approval process from trusted sources so that its customers can find relevant information available.
The company also provides reliable data from reputable media through the Apple News app, where they have contributed a section on everything related to COVID-19. It also provides content on the topic to Apple Podcasts.
The entertainment of isolation
To make the division easier, Apple has increased its offering. For example, it has continued to offer some books for free on its Apple Books program that will please both young and old.
If you like content Apple TV +, the company is committed to lowering the definition of its opt-out so that it doesn't overshadow network connectivity. Take it out again Oprah Speaks COVID-19, a program about coronavirus from the hand of Oprah Winfrey.
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