Apple has closed all of its New York store locations to browsing because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. The roughly one dozen locations in the city will be limited to picking up online orders and walk-in services such as Genius Bar support.

Apple Inc. has closed its major New York City retail stores -- including its Fifth Avenue, SoHo, Grand Central and World Trade Center locations -- to shoppers because of rising Covid-19 cases. The closures include 16 stores across New York, with Upper West Side, West 14th Street, Staten Island and Bronx locations all affected.

Apple said on Monday it has closed all 12 New York City Apple stores to indoor shopping as cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant surged across the United States. Customers will be able to pick up online orders at the stores, an Apple spokesperson said. The affected stores include outlets at Fifth Avenue, Grand Central and SoHo.

Now on @theterminal: Apple has closed its New York City retail stores to shoppers because of the Covid spike. That includes Fifth Ave, Grand Central, SoHo and all major flagships. Pick-up in store of online orders is still available.

Today, Apple announced that all of its stores in New York City are closed including its flagship Fifth Avenue location. Other Apple Stores closed in the, ahem, Big Apple, include locations in Grand Central Station, World Trade Center, SoHo, and smaller stores in all of the five boroughs.