Sony, Amazon, and NVIDIA have just announced withdrawal from the Mobile World Congress 2020 scheduled in Barcelona between February 24 and February 27. The companies have cited concerns over the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, but spread across other countries, including India and the US. Other tech firms are also contemplating the possibility of avoiding the event, which attracts over 100,000 tech fans from around the world every year.
According to a statement posted on its official website, Sony claims, “We have been closely monitoring the Coronavirus outbreak that was declared a global emergency by WHO on January 30, 2020. Keeping in mind the safety of our fans, partners, and employees, Sony has decided to withdraw from the exhibition. A press conference will now be held at 8.30 AM CET on February 24 on the official Xperia YouTube channel instead”. Related news comes from Amazon’s spokesperson revealed that “Amazon has decided to withdraw participation from MWC 2020 due to the global outbreak and rising concerns related to Coronavirus.”
On the other hand, the NVIDIA also said that its decision to skip the event this year. “NVIDIA has decided to forego MWC 2020, keeping in mind the health risks around Coronavirus. Given the unforeseen circumstances, the difficult decision was taken to ensure the safety of our colleagues, partners, and clients” the company statement. Qualcomm, Lenovo, Motorola, Xiaomi, Vivo, OPPO, Realme, Nokia, Honor, TCL, ZTE, and Nubia are some of the companies that will be present at the MWC 2020 event.
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