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BARCELONA (awp international) – The South Korean electronics group LG will not be represented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona due to the new corona virus. “LG Electronics has decided not to attend the Mobile World Congress 2020 later this month,” the group said on Wednesday. With regard to the safety of its employees and the general public, the company follows the recommendation of many health experts to avoid unnecessary international travel at the moment, the statement continues.
The Catalan Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge, Àngels Chacón, rejected rumors in connection with the LG cancellation that the fair in Barcelona was canceled altogether. Respect LG’s decision not to attend the MWC. The regional government had “taken all precautionary measures” so that the event would take place normally, Chacón said in an interview with the radio station Catalunya Ràdio. If you start canceling such international events because of the corona virus, it could “isolate one country at a time,” she warned.
The MWC is the world’s most important event in the mobile communications industry. Last year the fair attracted over 100,000 visitors and more than 2,400 exhibitors. Large Chinese companies such as Huawei, Lenovo and LTE are also represented at the trade fair. In addition, several smaller companies from China exhibit there. 50 exhibitors from the People’s Republic are listed on the organizer’s website. / Chd / DP / jha
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