An Apple employee at company’s Culver City offices in Los Angeles has been tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), reports stated.
According to a report published by Variety the employee had no symptoms of the virus.
“A team member in our Culver City office has informed us they tested positive for COVID-19. The individual had no symptoms when they were last in the office, and remains in self-isolation at home,” the report quoted Apple spokesperson as saying.
“We recognize this is a challenging time for our global community and our thoughts remain with those around the world personally affected by COVID-19 and the heroic medical professionals and researchers fighting it,” the spokesperson added.
Meanwhile, Apple employees at the office campus have been alerted to take extra precautions.
Last week Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a company blog post, announced that the company had donated $15 million to the coronavirus worldwide response to date.
Cook further announced to temporarily close all retail stores outside of Greater China till March 27, along with committing $15 million to help with global recovery.
Cook said at all of the offices, “we are moving to flexible work arrangements worldwide outside of Greater China”.
“That means team members should work remotely if their job allows, and those whose work requires them to be on site should follow guidance to maximize interpersonal space. Extensive, deep cleaning will continue at all sites. In all our offices, we are rolling out new health screenings and temperature checks,” the Apple CEO said.
“We’re also announcing that we are matching our employee donations two-to-one to support COVID-19 response efforts locally, nationally, and internationally,” he added.
(With input from agencies)