He Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV), announced as a public health emergency for several days, has already claimed the lives of several hundred people and amassed thousands of infections worldwide. In China, it means that many cities have been shut down, many companies have decided to temporarily shut down and different airlines have canceled their flights there.
Its effects can be seen everywhere as well one of the focus is the eyes The Mobile World Congress (MWC) will be held in Brazil from February 24 to 27. LG was the first product that decided not to go as a precautionary measure to protect its employees, partners and customers. After that, Botter followed him, running one of the biggest positions of the year, and this weekend new companies announced his absence. The last one, Sony, canceled its press conference.
Companies that confirmed their absence
The measures taken by the GSMA are of little use, already several important companies who have decided not to this year as a preventative measure to address the concerns generated by the Wuhan Coronavirus. Among them, chronologically, we have:
Manufacturers and operators, meanwhile, will be present
After the guaranteed absence of LG, Intel and Sony, many are the ones confirming it there will be many companies that eventually make this decision, in particular, after the 14-day separation required by the GSMA.
From Xataka Android, we've connected with the most important and active manufacturers to know their purpose: right now, most maintain their event attendance plans
This provisional list of helpers is arranged alphabetically:
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Google: don't comment on it.
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HMD Global (Nokia): there and hold a press conference.
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Be respectful: will attend, but the President will not give a conference on the 24th day of the 14-day separation required by the GSMA. It will be taught by James Zhou (President of Praise and Service), who lives in Italy.
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Huawei: they'll be there, but they know the situation.
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Intel: attend and maintain the press conference and CEO's presence.
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Microsoft: there and hold a press conference.
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Motorola / Lenovo: you will be there.
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OPPO: go and complete the split.
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Orange: you will be there.
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Indeed: they will go and hold a press conference when they will announce the realme X50 Pro 5G.
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Samsung: they'll be there, but they know the situation.
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TCL: they'll be there, but they know the situation.
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Telefonica: you will be there.
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I'm fine: They study the situation and will finish the count.
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Vodafone: they'll be there, but they know the situation.
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Xiaomi: they will be there, but because of the isolation, few workers will leave.
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ZTE: You will attend and complete the split, even if you cancel your press conference.
We will update the list of non-helpers as new news is available.