BREAKING: The world's biggest smartphone conference, Mobile World Congress, was just cancelled due to coronavirus concerns
Mobile World Congress , the biggest smartphone tech show of the year that takes place in Barcelona, was cancelled Wednesday due to coronavirus concerns, the event's organizers said in a statement.
GSMA, the organization behind MWC, said on February 9 that the show would go on despite some of the biggest companies pulling out, citing that there were still 2,800 exhibitors planning to attend. "With due regard to the safe and healthy environment in Barcelona and the host country today, the GSMA has cancelled MWC Barcelona 2020 because the global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other circumstances, make it impossible for the GSMA to hold the event," the statement read.
Other companies also took action in light of coronavirus concerns. Xiaomi announced it was taking extra precautionary steps.that MWC would go on as planned, even if some of the biggest companies had pulled out. It cited that there are still 2,800 other exhibitors attending the event.
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