[iMore.com]

Apple has confirmed it is shutting down its entire operation in mainland China until at least February 9 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Full story from the iMore Blog...

[taz323]

Better safe than sorry, but with how its spreading. don't know about February 9.

[Lee_Bo]

I just had a scary thought.

What if, by some fluke of bad luck, some devices made across the pond carrying the virus?

[Just_Me_D]

I just had a scary thought.

What if, by some fluke of bad luck, some devices made across the pond carrying the virus?

Doesn’t a virus need a living host to survive?

[Lee_Bo]

Doesn’t a virus need a living host to survive?

Possibly.

But what if......

[taz323]

Doesn’t a virus need a living host to survive?

Not always, Ive heard TB can last months unless it comes in contact with sun light.

[kataran]

Possibly.

But what if......

Isn’t iPhones resistant to viruses

[Spencerdl]

Isn’t iPhones resistant to viruses

I saw what you did there...LOL

[Annie_M]

Maybe Apple should give the device called Phonesoap to every one who buys one of the iPhones that could possibly be affected!

[Lee_Bo]

Isn’t iPhones resistant to viruses

That would be a hard “no”!

[Ken Magel]

Does Apple sell significant numbers of IPhones in third party stores in China?

[Golurk]

I just had a scary thought.

What if, by some fluke of bad luck, some devices made across the pond carrying the virus?

That theory has already been debunked by medical researchers and scientists (thankfully).