The world has passed through many heads of all kinds. But few have been in the media such as the one that draws China, which has created a new kind of coronavirus The disease, such as pneumonia, has already left hundreds of people dead and thousands of cases in the Asian country, with economies starting to see results.
IPhone production will return to full capacity despite coronavirus
This case is bad in itself, but the dates haven't been any worse in the telecommunications sector since the end of this month MWC 2020, an event that would have worked for the first time at risk of cancellation, at least when more companies joined ZTE and LG.
ZTE won't go to MWC
The first case of the company announcing that it would not attend the event was that of ZTE, who informed The Verge that there were a number of reasons why they decided not to send submissions to the judges.
Specifically, they talk about the perception of Chinese citizens from abroad, and that they do not want to extend that feeling or make others uncomfortable.
LG officially crossed the line
In this statement we should add in the last minutes one of the LG's that published the company via its Twitter profile and it was also posted to the media. We reprint below:
LG Electronics is monitoring and closely monitoring the current state of the coronavirus outbreak recently declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the virus continues to spread outside China.
To put the safety and health of its employees, partners, consumers, LG decided to cancel their show and to participate in the MWC 2020 to be held later this month in Barcelona.
This decision completely eliminates the risk of exposing LG employees to the virus on international travel, a task that has severely restricted LG's as the virus continues to spread.
Instead of participating in MWC 2020, LG will soon host other events to announce their new 2020 mobiles. Nokia Electronics thanks its users and the public for their understanding of these difficult and challenging times.
As mentioned in a statement, LG will be holding other events to launch their phones, just as they had planned for models like Samsung, Apple or Huawei.
GSMA is taking action but does not cancel MWC 2020
It is clear that if the two companies are followed by other competing companies such as Xiaomi, Samsung or Huawei, the MWC celebration could be at risk. However, i GSMA, The organization responsible for the event is not an option.
She issued a statement in which she provided a series of guidelines to participants to reduce the risk of infection.
More than two weeks before the celebration of mobile liberation in Barcelona, for the first time in decades, celebration may be a problem.
