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MWC 2020 is going according to its plan, but many brands are backstepping from the event. one of these brands is Sony has declared to withdraw from the event.

“Sony has been closely monitoring the evolving situation following the novel coronavirus outbreak, which was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization on January 30th, 2020,” read part of Sony’s press conference announcing the withdrawal.

“As we place the utmost importance on the safety and wellbeing of our customers, partners, media, and employees, we have taken the difficult decision to withdraw from exhibiting and participating at MWC 2020 in Barcelona, Spain.”

The Japanese Producer has announced that its press meeting actually planned for 8:30 AM CET on Monday, Feb 24th in Barcelona, will be held online at the same time.

The update came after Amazon, LG, ZTE and others declared about their stepback or fully ignoring the annual exhibition.