Xiaomi, Realme Cancel On-Ground Launch Events Over Coronavirus Fears

Coronavirus outbreak has led to the cancellation of world occasions of assorted scales, starting from MWC 2020 and Game Developers Conference (GDC) to product-specific pre-MWC launch occasions from the likes of Sony and Honor amongst others. The newest names to hitch the record that of manufacturers that needed to cancel their highly-anticipated product launch occasions are Xiaomi and Realme. Xiaomi has cancelled its Redmi Note 9 sequence on-ground launch occasion on March 12 in India, whereas Realme has pulled the plugs on its March 5 launch occasion for the Realme 6 sequence telephones. Both the businesses will now as an alternative maintain an online-only launch occasion.

The official Xiaomi India deal with shared the picture of an announcement signed by Xiaomi India MD Manu Kumar Jain, which cites the emergence of coronavirus an infection instances in India as the rationale behind the cancellation of its March 12 on-ground occasion. To recall, Xiaomi introduced yesterday that it’ll launch the Redmi Note 9 and Redmi Note 9 Pro at an occasion on March 12. The Xiaomi government at this time talked about that the corporate won’t maintain any launch occasion within the nation all through March with a purpose to make it possible for its workers, companions, and followers are usually not uncovered to the COVID-19 virus.

Realme Mobiles CEO, Madhav Sheth has additionally introduced that that the corporate’s March 5 occasion for the launch of Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro has been known as off. The firm will now maintain a web-based launch occasion that shall be livestreamed by way of the official Realme India YouTube channel here. The launch occasion begins at 12:30pm (midday) on March 5 in India. As for followers who bought tickets to the Realme 6 sequence launch occasion later this week, Realme India CMO Francis Wang has promised that their tickets shall be refunded alongside a particular gesture of appreciation for followers.