From the beginning of 2020, world business is literally shaking by the effect of the Corona Virus. As the world heavily involved in China for many products and materials. In the technological world also it is really a struggling time. Apple already expecting the sales cut this year. The GSMA canceled MWC 2020 and left Barcellona with a lot of problems and cut off the business.

Corona Virus Affected a Worker in Gumi

In this time of struggle, the world is generating more bad news. Now news coming out of South Korea tells us that Samsung has shut down a smartphone plant in Gumi. As Coronavirus infected an employee in that manufacturing unit.

This factory in Korea, where Samsung manufactures Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, will remain shut until February 24. But the access to the floor where the employee worked will be off the limits until February 25. As company will check and quarantine the whole place before letting anyone go there.

Samsung in a news release informed that all its employees who were in contact with the infected worker are placed in a self-quarantine. Also, it took steps to have them tested for possible Corona Virus infection. And Samsung declared they had adequate preparation to handle this situation. Galaxy Z Flip Manufacturing will resume soon too.

Though the shutdown of the factory in Gumi (Korea) is unlikely to have any major impact on Samsung’s smartphone manufacturing. It actually accounts for a small portion of its total smartphone production. But in the long run the impact of Corona Virus is already obvious. Accessories business dependent on China is already facing a huge barrier. Coronavirus outbreak will affect accessories supply and the world will have to wait to get their desired accessories for the new phone.

Apple stores in China closed for an uncertain period. Previously sources confirmed the production will not take any major blow. Apple had a strong Q4 with the iPhone 11 dominating global sales. But the company’s Q1 sales have taken a sharp U-turn due to the COVID-19 outbreak, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

He forecasts a 10 percent decrease in shipments this year fro Apple. Which could be down to 36-40 million units for the first quarter of 2020. Though Foxconn assured last week that production will not be affected due to Corona Virus Outbreak. (iPhone camera parts and other components are made in Foxconn’s factory in Wuhan, the center of the outbreak).

It’s not just the current models that are getting the push back. The so-called iPhone 9 (aka SE 2) was supposed to start production this month in preparation for a launch in March. However, it now looks like the initial supply will be limited. Apple accessories like the AirPods could be affected too. Already all the major mobile tech companies are also foreseeing a possible shortage of accessories from China due to this Coronavirus outbreak.