Apple drops mask requirements for most of its corporate workers – The Verge

Folks await the beginning of a product launch occasion at Apple’s new campus in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Aug 1 (Reuters) – Apple Inc is dropping its masks mandate for company workers at most areas, the Verge reported on Monday, citing an inside memo. (https://bit.ly/3oJ3EQN)

This comes whilst COVID-19 infections in america have been on the rise with the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant accounting for greater than 90% of infections, in line with the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.

These subvariants have important mutations from the earliest variations of Omicron and safety from vaccines wanes over time.

“Do not hesitate to proceed sporting a face masks in the event you really feel extra snug doing so,” the report quoted Apple as saying within the inside e-mail. “Additionally, please respect each particular person’s resolution to put on a masks or not.”

Apple didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ request for remark exterior common enterprise hours.

Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Modifying by Subhranshu Sahu

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