Apple restricts travel to South Korea, Italy due to coronavirus

In an internal memo sent to employees on Tuesday and seen by Bloomberg, Apple instituted more specific policies concerning travel to Italy and South Korea. The move comes after virus cases rapidly increased in both countries.

Currently, employees are only allowed to travel to those countries for business-critical reasons and must seek approval from a company vice president. Apple also asked employees to work with management to delay travel or to use virtual meetings as an alternative.

The memo advises that "any employee who is sick, in particular, anyone who has a fever or severe cough, should take sick leave until they have fully recovered." It instructs other employees to wash their hands, cover their mouths when coughing and avoid touching their faces.