On April 17, it was reported that under the influence of the COVID-19 epidemic, Apple closed 42 retail stores in China on February 3, and by March 9, 38 retail stores had reopened.

On March 13 this year, Apple announced that it would close all its stores outside China in response to the global outbreak of COVID-19. Apple initially planned to close these stores until March 27, but soon changed it to "wait for further notice.".

According to Bloomberg, Apple announced today that its only physical store in Seoul, South Korea, will reopen on April 18. This will be the company's first store outside China to resume work since March 14. Apple said in a statement that "South Korea has made great achievements in preventing the spread of COVID-19".

The Apple retail store in Seoul will first operate according to the adjusted schedule, "to ensure that customers and employees are healthy". In addition to the shorter daily business hours, the store will focus on the service and support in Genius Bar at the initial stage. Apple said: "For customers who want to shop, we provide several options, including ordering online, and then delivering or picking up goods at the store." Although the store will not focus on sales, customers in Seoul can still shop there.

Apple hopes that although COVID-19 is still spreading around the world, it will still be able to start taking orders and release the iPhone 12 supporting 5G networks in the fall. All 500 Apple retail stores will open.

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