AMAZON has withdrawn from an international telecoms conference in Barcelona scheduled for later this month due to the coronavirus outbreak, it emerged late last night.

The e-commerce giant said it will not attend Mobile World Congress 2020, which will take place between 24 and 27 February.

"Due to the outbreak and continued concerns about the new coronavirus, Amazon will withdraw from exhibiting and participating in Mobile World Congress 2020," the company said in a statement.

Last week Ericsson and LG said they would not attend, while Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE said they would sideline domestic employees.

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