\"In the wake of growing concern for the global outbreak of COVID-19...Infinix Mobile<\/a> has decided to cancel the launch event of our most awaited device,\" Infinix Mobile<\/a> CEO Anish Kapoor<\/a> said in an emailed statement.
He added that Infinix - which is part of China's Transsion Holdings - is closely monitoring the situation.
\"To prevent its (coronavirus<\/a>) spread, we are not encouraging any on-ground events at present because of the possibility of further increasing the risk,\" he said.
Last month, Mobile World Congress (MWC) - the biggest annual showcase for the telecom and technology industry held in Barcelona - was cancelled in view of the coronavirus outbreak whose epicentre was in China.
The virus outbreak, which has seen cases being registered across the world including South Korea, Iran<\/a>, Italy<\/a> and Japan, has had a significant impact on supply chains and manufacturing given China is one of the biggest sources of components for products like electronics.<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":74478417,"title":"Ban on social media removed in J-K, Mobile internet speed still restricted to 2G, order effective till Mar 17","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/ban-on-social-media-removed-in-j-k-mobile-internet-speed-still-restricted-to-2g-order-effective-till-mar-17\/74478417","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":74478552,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Infinix cancels S5 Pro launch event amid coronavirus outbreak","synopsis":"After Xiaomi and realme, Chinese smartphone maker Infinix has now called off the launch event of its flagship, S5 Pro slated for later this week here.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/infinix-cancels-s5-pro-launch-event-amid-coronavirus-outbreak","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"analytics":{"comments":0,"views":171,"shares":0,"engagementtimems":370000,"url":"https:\/\/ettelecom.indiatimes.com\/telecomnews\/infinix-cancels-s5-pro-launch-event-amid-coronavirus-outbreak\/articleshow\/74478552.cms"},"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2020-03-04 18:23:36","lastupd":"2020-03-04 18:29:57","breadcrumbTags":["Infinix Mobile","Xiaomi","Italy","Anish Kapoor","Iran","coronavirus"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/infinix-cancels-s5-pro-launch-event-amid-coronavirus-outbreak"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/infinix-cancels-s5-pro-launch-event-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/74478552">