Coronavirus outbreak: Amazon next to pull out of MWC 2020

Amazon.com Inc is the latest company to drop out of the world’s largest mobile industry exhibition, the Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC) citing concerns related to the coronavirus. The tech giant said in a statement that it will withdraw from participating in the event “due to the outbreak and continued concerns about the coronavirus”, Reuters reported.

The event is scheduled to be held in Barcelona from February 24-27 this year. LG Electronics, Ericsson and Nvidia are the other companies that have already announced their exit from the global technology show. Graphics giant Nvidia was also a sponsor for the event.