Mobile World Congress called off over coronavirus fears
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BARCELONA/BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the annual telecoms industry gathering that draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, was cancelled on Wednesday after a mass exodus by exhibitors due to fears over the coronavirus outbreak.Bowing to the inevitable, the GSMA telecoms association that hosts the get-together said it had cancelled the event planned for Feb. 24-27 despite assurances from local and national health officials that it would have been safe to hold..