Nike announced on Sunday that it will close its stores in the United States and other countries in an effort to limit the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus.

“The well-being of our teammates and consumers is our top priority so we have decided to close our stores in multiple countries around the world including in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19),” a spokesperson for the sportswear company confirmed to The Hill on Sunday morning.

The closures are set to begin Monday and continue until March 27. The company added that customers will still be able to purchase from its online site and shopping apps.

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The Nike representative said the company will also be taking additional steps in other facilities, “including the option to work from home, staggered work schedules, social distancing and additional safety and cleaning steps to help protect and support our teammates.”

“Our Nike-owned stores in South Korea, Japan, most of China and in many other countries are currently open and will continue their normal operations,” the spokesperson added.

Apple announced on Saturday it would be closing all its stores outside China until March 27 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.  

Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the time that the company would also be putting $15 million toward response efforts to outbreak “to help treat those who are sick and to help lessen the economic and community impacts of the pandemic.”

According to data from the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, there have been over 156,000 cases of the virus recorded worldwide. More than 5,800 people have died from the disease, for which there is no vaccine as of yet, according to the CDC, and over 73,000 people have recovered.

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