The time is now closer to the day when MWC 2020, will start from the end of February 24th to the February 27th, and the big event will also be Also held on Spanish soil in Barcelona. It's not wrong before today that we've seen some big companies get withdraw from the event Because they are afraid of the outbreak of the Coronavirus, for now Sony and Amazon they have announced their withdrawal because of the Coronavirus.
In fact, at this time Sony and Amazon have officially announced that they will not be participating in the product or smartphone launch event, because they are afraid an increasing spread of the coronavirus that was first born in China. Sony posted on official website that for the safety of their customers, partners, the media as well as its employees, they have made the decides hard to withdraw from MWC 2020 in Barcelona of Spain. Amazon didn't announce much, they just told the press that they would be withdrawing from the event because of the increasing number of people infected with the Coronavirus. For Amazon, there is no history of launching any product as well as the top smartphones in MWC but for Sony, this is a milestone, as they always have to show off their flagships, as they did last year as announced the Sony Xperia 1.
However, Sony has stated that even if they didn't attend the event, they will announce their product online instead, in other words, they will announce it on their YouTube channel. Looking at the spread of the Corona virus as of February 10, we have seen that the number of infected people has risen to 40,195, and the death toll is increasing to 910 more, which is a very fast growth compared to the previous few days.