Mark Gurman, Bloomberg:

Apple Inc., facing a resurgence in Covid-19 cases and a fast-spreading new variant, is delaying its corporate return-to-office deadline from Feb. 1 to a “date yet to be determined.”

Employees were informed of the move via a memo sent by Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Wednesday. An Apple spokesman confirmed the decision to Bloomberg News.

Add to the mix three Apple Store closings (Miami, Ottawa, and Annapolis, Maryland).

Hard to judge whether this is the road to a new normal (masks for many, more vaccines more often, periodic store closings in response to infection upticks) or just a bump in the road.