The Chinese smartphone manufacturer in its statement said, “Vivo has been closely monitoring the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) outbreak and continuously evaluating planned activities. The health and safety of our employees and the public are our top priority. Based on the present situation, we have decided to withdraw from our debut at MWC 2020 and other related events later this month in Barcelona, Spain. We will soon introduce the APEX 2020 concept phone which we had originally planned to showcase at MWC. We will share more updates in due course. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and would like to thank our partners, media friends and consumers for their understanding.” The company had planned to showcase its Apex 2020 concept phone at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 trade show. But now the company has decided to withdraw from exhibiting and participating from the event on health and safety grounds. Other companies such as Intel, Ericsson, Sony and Nvidia have also decided to skip the event that will take place in Barcelona from February 24. For the latest gadget and tech news, and gadget reviews, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For newest tech & gadget videos subscribe to our YouTube Channel. You can also stay up to date using the Gadget Bridge Android App.
