Microsoft Build 2020 could be affected by the new coronavirus epidemic
Microsoft plans to host the Microsoft Build 2020 Global Developers Conference on May 19-21, 2020 in Seattle, USA, and release news on technology and products.
The original Global Developers Conference was scheduled to be fine, but many countries and regions around the world are currently being affected by the new coronavirus epidemic.
In particular, a new death occurred due to coronavirus in Seattle, Washington, where the conference was held. This is also the first death in the United States.
The public health alert levels throughout the city of Seattle have been increased to prevent the spread of the epidemic. It is also the case that Seattle city officials have issued warnings to remind citizens to go to the hospital in time if there is a fever or the like.
The Seattle Metropolitan Government also requires precautionary measures for crowded public places and businesses and also develops emergency plans in advance to prevent suspected cases. But even so, Seattle has seen pneumonia deaths caused by the new coronavirus, and it’s the first death in the United States. This means that the city of Seattle may take stricter measures to deal with the crisis, and large offline meetings obviously should not be held at this time.
Microsoft originally planned to host this year’s Global Developers Conference in Seattle, but now the epidemic is more severe and may be affected by the epidemic.
There are currently more than two months until the global developer conference is held, and usually, the developer conference will involve more than 6,600 people from many countries and regions around the world.
If the outbreak is still severe after two months, it is obviously inappropriate for so many people to participate in offline gatherings, which may cause a potential virus transmission path.
This is also the reason why the media said that Microsoft ’s developer conference will also be affected by the epidemic. Prior to this, many technology summits have been canceled due to the epidemic.
Microsoft has not yet released a response on this matter so it is unclear whether Microsoft Build 2020 will be held as scheduled.
