Samsung will participate in MWC 2020, but many U.S. and Korean officials and employees will not be traveling due to the coronavirus epidemic. Several companies like LG, Ericsson, Sony, Nvidia and ZTE have canceled their presence.
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The coronavirus will he be right about MWC 2020 ? As of this writing, 811 people have died in China, 1 in the Philippines and 1 in Hong Kong, and an estimated 40,000 people have been infected. The 2019-Ncov its scientific name is thus more deadly than SARS, a virus also causing an acute form of pneumonia, which had caused 774 deaths between 2002 and 2003.
In this context, we understand the fear that is taking hold of the industry on the eve of one of the biggest tech fairs of the year. LG and ZTE have already announced that they will not participate in the fair. Just like Ericsson who will organize a presentation event at a later date or Nvidia who preferred this year “Ensure the safety of [ses] colleagues, partners and customers ”. Another notable cancellation: Sony also announced that there will be no participation or conference.
The event will be replaced with an online video. As for Huawei and Oppo, they have both announced that their managers will be quarantined 14 days before the start of the show – Oppo says it will check the temperature of everyone who attends its events. Samsung also logically decided to adopt a cautious stance. Many employees and managers will not be traveling this year.
But the brand will have a stand. Although to believe Cnet, “Conditions are rapidly changing around the coronavirus which could lead Samsung to change plans again”. The firm has not made any official comments yet. The GSMA, organizer of MWC 2020, said in a statement that measures have been taken to prevent the event from spreading the coronavirus. Travelers from Hubei Province (China) do not have access to the lounge.
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Travelers who have recently been to China must demonstrate that they have been out of the country for more than 14 days before the event. The temperature of all those participating in the fair will be constantly checked. Participants must also certify that they have not been in contact with an infected person.
Source: Cnet
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