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Foxconn can face great damage to its production and shipments to customers such as Apple could suffer major delays if a factory that has closed due to the outbreak of coronavirus is still closed for a second week, as direct sources tell Reuters.

According to Bloomberg last week, among other products, Apple will announce a reduced-price iPhone in March, but this date may be modified by the outbreak of coronavirus and the measures taken to prevent its spread in different provinces of China.

Foxconn is one of the world's leading technology manufacturers and Apple is among its customers, whose shipments will be directly affected if the factories in eastern China owned by Foxconn are closed after February 10. The company has not yet made any official statement in this regard.

To avoid possible contagion or the expansion of the coronavirus, Foxconn asked his workers in Hubei, province where the outbreak has taken place, not to return to their jobs in factories, urging them to communicate their health status to the authorities all days.

At the moment, no Western company that uses Chinese factories to produce its devices has reported fear of delays, but the situation is, according to experts consulted by Reuters, in a critical situation.

The world of technology issues any news related to the coronavirus beyond the manufacture of its products. The Mobile World Congress fair in Barcelona had to issue a statement to ensure that the event will not be canceled and that it will continue to host representatives from all over the world at the end of February for the presentation of their news. They assure, of course, that they will strengthen the presence of medical personnel in the immediate vicinity of the Fira de Barcelona.

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