Temperature measurement, audio messages to remind health instructions: videos are raining on WeChat. Faced with the virus, the Chinese authorities are mobilizing their drones and social networks. Health communication in the era of surveillance technologies. Reportage.

Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, is home to many electronic providers. The sector is one of the most affected by quarantines. Apple, Nintendo, Hitachi, Sony: the list of big names in tech who fear the shortage continues to grow. Taiwanese Foxconn even hesitates to move certain factories to Vietnam.

The Mobile World Congress may well be another collateral victim. The high mass of smartphones is due to open in Barcelona at the end of February, but the manufacturers LG, ZTE and Ericsson are already canceling their presence for health reasons. When the virus could redraw the maps of tech factories: debriefing.

Bend to all your ideas: that is the promise of flexible screens. Samsung, Motorola or Huawei: manufacturers compete to make them the stars of the market. Demonstration on set with the Galaxy Fold.

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