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Masks again required at US Apple stores
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The COVID-19 Omnicron variant and rising cases have forced Apple to once again require masks at its U.S. stores, according to Bloomberg Terminal.
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COVID-19 outbreak closes Apple Store in Texas
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According to a report from NBC News, twenty-two employees at the store have now tested positive for the virus.
Get your wallets ready
After you get vaccinated, add your card to iPhone Wallet
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Select vaccine providers are now offering verifiable vaccination records. In turn, these can get turned into a digital vaccination card on iPhone or iPod touch.
Fix incoming
Apple says it's fixing this glaring iPhone 13 and Apple Watch bug
Apple's iPhone unlocking feature was brought to market to help with wearing masks, but now it isn't working for a ton of people.
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Apple asks all U.S. employees to disclose if they are vaccinated
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Apple has sent a new memo to U.S. employees that asks them to voluntarily disclose if they are vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Spain is the latest country to put COVID passports into Apple Wallet
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Spain is the latest EU country to add support for putting its COVID-19 passport into the Apple Wallet app.
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Apple Maps partner Yelp will let businesses note COVID vaccination policies
Yelp is going to allow businesses to update their listings to note whether they have any specific COVID-19 vaccination requirements, the company has announced.
Why?
New York's updated COVID passport no longer supports Apple Wallet
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In what can only be described as a strange move, the newly updated version of the New York Excelsior Pass app has removed the feature that allowed a user's COVID pass to be added to the Apple Wallet app.
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Australians can now put their COVID-19 vaccination certs into Apple Wallet
Australians who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 now have a new way to show people after the government enabled a feature that puts their certificate into Apple Wallet.
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NHS app brings COVID Pass to Apple Wallet
You can now add a COVID pass to your Apple Wallet using the NHS app.