Home Business Apple to shut down all official stores in Chinese mainland due to... Business Apple to shut down all official stores in Chinese mainland due to virus outbreak By Genpie - February 1, 2020 198 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Apple Inc on Saturday said it has decided to shut down all of its official stores in mainland China until Feb 9., as fears over the coronavirus outbreak mounted and the death toll more than doubled to over 250 from a week ago.