Apple continues to restrict employee travel in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Bloomberg reports today that Apple has put new travel restrictions in place for Italy and Korea, and is also making other recommendations to employees.
In a memo to employees today, Apple announced that it is instituting a new set of travel restrictions for Italy and South Korea. Employees are only allowed to travel to these regions, as well as China, for “business-critical reasons.” All requests must be approved by an Apple vice president as well, the report says.
Apple is also encouraging employees to use virtual meetings whenever possible:
Furthermore, Apple also says that “deep cleaning protocols” are its top priority right now. This covers stores, offices, and employee shuttles, Apple says, and hand sanitizer stations have also been placed at the front of stores as well.
As for WWDC 2020, Apple has not made any official announcements just yet. At this point, however, it’s growing increasingly likely that Apple will be forced to cancel the event. Just earlier today, Google announced that it will not host an in-person I/O 2020 over coronavirus concerns. Google I/O was scheduled for May 12-14.
