Key point the headline glosses over
but is contained in the article body - they'd already closed stores in China and are slowly reopening them as the virus subsides in the country. I get that mashable is looking for clicks and that the title is not false and doesn't say anything that is untrue, but it's one of those titles that manages to convey a million mistruths without saying anything directly. Apple is shutting down everywhere except where it's worst- why? Well speculate based on whatever your preconceived biases are! The disease isn't bad and it's just for show from apple. Or the disease is terrible and China is an evil authoritarian hellhole that is preventing people from responding appropriately. Whatever it is, the title promises juicy details - just click here! It's pretty insidious.
In case it's changed later the original title of the mashable link was "Apple shuts all stores around the world – except in China"