If all goes well, in a few weeks it will be in Barcelona one of the most important events of the world of smartphones, The New World Congress. It will be from February 24 to 27, targeting guests from all over the world at its facilities. However, a global health emergency can end the fair.
The coronavirus has claimed over 300 lives, brought in more than 14,000 people and displaced tens of millions of people in China. Can this global emergency prevent the holding of the Mobile World Congress?
In the meantime, Mobile will be held as planned
The GSMA, event organizer, he called for peace a few days ago in a statement:
The next Congress World in Barcelona will be held as planned.
Its editors said they were monitoring and evaluating the potential impact of the virus's multiplication network. It will follow all safety recommendations of the World Health Organization and Spanish institutions, and it will strengthen the help of doctors during the event
Some of the best delegates are from China, signatures are the same Huawei, Xiaomi and OPPO have headquarters and a factory In your own country. In addition, it is estimated that about 6% of the 110,000 visitors expectations this year, are from the Asian episode.
GSMA people will always communicate with Catalan city authorities, too those responsible for public transport to avoid possible infection. On the other hand, the system of cleaning and disinfecting of high-risk areas.
Scientists from around the world are working around the clock to develop a vaccine, including those who have already been able to isolate the virus to begin treatment. Italian investigators have published their genetic information at GenBank, a large database that many countries share.
However, and although this situation may get stronger in the next few weeks, it should be up, everything can change drastically at any time Possible, the celebration of the Mobile World Congress is not entirely clear until the days before the event.
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