Customers no longer need to wear masks at Apple stores in the United States – MacMacine

Apple will be removed from this Friday (5/11) Mandatory use of masks At its US stores for vaccinated and non-vaccinated customers. The decision was shared via a memo with employees of its 270 Apple stores across the country A Bloomberg Got access.

The company made the use of masks more flexible in June (at that time, only for those who had been vaccinated), but withdrew from the end a month later due to an increase in the number of infections caused by covit. -19 In the United States.

After careful review, our Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) team, together with the leadership, has decided that it is safe to update our mask guidelines for customers in your store. Positive trends in the number of vaccines, tests and cases in your region have made this change possible.

More than 100 Apple stores have been added to the first phase of this relaxation, and it will expand as more states drop restrictions. For now, only stores located in the following states will carry new operations: California, Florida, Arizona, New York, Louisiana, New Jersey and Connecticut. However, the new rules do not include employees, they must continue to use security.

However, the recommendation to apply masks to areas where you need to apply them in closed areas is valid. Apple also said it did not need proof of vaccination.