Between May 12 and 14, the celebration of the Google I/O. The event in which Google presents its novelties was going to be held in Mountain View, California.
However, it will ultimately not be so. The fear of the expansion of the coronavirus has caused those responsible for the company to decide not to hold the event.
The coronavirus kills Google I/O
Fear of contagion
One of the security measures that are being taken in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus is to avoid crowded spaces.
Therefore, many massive events are being canceled. And the Google I/O It seems that he was the last to join that list.
In a post published by Google on the event website, they announced that it had been suspended as part of the security measures to avoid contagion.
For the people who had their ticket purchased, they have warned that the money will be returned in the coming weeks. Of course, those who had planned to travel there and had the trip booked will suffer economic losses that they will not be able to recover.
Of course, Google is looking for a way to share its news with users. And, therefore, is trying to find alternatives for the presentation.
Among the possibilities for this, the one that is most likely to come true is the celebration of a press release in streaming in which those responsible for Google will teach everything they have prepared for the coming months.
After all, a fairly large percentage of users follow the presentation through the Internet. Therefore, for many of the brand's followers, this would not be too big a problem.
The MWC in Barcelona was also suspended
Google I/O is already the second victim of the coronavirus in terms of celebrations in the technological environment. Already last February the MWC, which was scheduled to be held in Barcelona, just a few days before.
At that time, the presence of numerous Chinese brands, where the focus of the virus is located, was the main reason for the cancellation. But now containment is more complicated because the virus is more widespread.
Of course, the cancellation of events should not lead to alarmism. The idea is to try to protect the elderly and immunosuppressed, but the death rate from coronavirus remains exceptionally low.
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