BARCELONA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The decision to cancel a major
telecoms conference in Barcelona slated for later this month
after mass withdrawals due to fears over a coronavirus outbreak
was motivated only by a desire to protect people's health and
safety, organisers said on Thursday.
"This is not about money - it's about health and safety and
the reputation of our show," Mats Granryd, director general of
the GSMA telecoms association that hosts the event told a news
conference the day after announcing its cancellation.
Granryd added this was a "force majeure" situation, and
"there is no way you can insure yourself out of a force majeure
situation".
(Reporting by Jordi Rubio and May Ponzo,
Writing by Isla Binnie
Editing by Jose Elias Rodriguez)