(ANSA) – MILAN, 02 AUG – Apple removes the obligation to wear masks for employees globally. The news, reported by The Verge, is based on an internal note written by the Covid-19 support team of the American giant. “We are writing to share an update on our protocols. In light of current circumstances, in most locations it will no longer be necessary to wear a mask – writes Apple – but we know that everyone’s personal needs are different. Don’t hesitate to wear a mask. if you feel more comfortable doing it “. The move comes amid a surge in the BA.5 variant both in the United States and in many other areas of the world. Only yesterday, the public rail transit system operating in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Apple’s Cupertino headquarters is located, restored the need for a mask on vehicles. La Mela had begun to require some employees to return to the office in April, but slowed down the application of the hybrid work model that would have led everyone to abandon smart working for at least three days a week. With the continuation of the vaccination campaign, Apple already in March had eased the obligation of masks also for employees of retail stores, starting a phase of return to normal after Covid. Despite this, in May the company had again requested employees to wear masks due to a new increase in cases of Covid-19: “We temporarily ask team members to wear masks in public spaces, meeting rooms, corridors. and in the elevators and, in general, in all areas outside of one’s personal work space “the indications before the turnaround of the last hours. (HANDLE).
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