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Apple recently announced that all its retail stores outside Greater China will remain closed until further notice due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Now, the company has shared a post explaining how repairs and returns will work while its stores remain closed temporarily.

Here’s how repairs, returns will work for Apple while retail stores remain closed due to COVID-19

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Facebook had its ‘oops’ moment recently wherein a bug marked coronavirus-related information from prominent news organisations as a spam.

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FILE PHOTO: The new Apple iPhone X are seen on display at the Apple Store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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Facebook branding is seen in a workspace at the company's offices in London, Britain, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files

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iPhone 11 Pro.

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Samsung Galaxy M21.

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