Apple temporarily closes stores in China amid virus outbreak Apple is temporarily closing its 42 stores in mainland China, one of its largest markets, as a new virus spreads rapidly and the death toll there rose to 259 on SaturdayFILE - In this March 6, 2019, file photo, Chinese security guards march past an Apple store in Beijing, China. Apple is temporarily closing its 42 stores in mainland China, one of its largest markets, as a new virus spreads rapidly and the death toll there rose to 259 on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)FILE - In this March 6, 2019, file photo, Chinese security guards march past an Apple store in Beijing, China. Apple is temporarily closing its 42 stores in mainland China, one of its largest markets, as a new virus spreads rapidly and the death toll there rose to 259 on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO -- Apple is temporarily closing its 42 stores in mainland China, one of its largest markets, as a new virus spreads rapidly and the death toll there rose to 259 on Saturday.

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