The coronavirus may affect the business of Apple, which in recent days has also announced the closure of all shops and offices in China until the 9th of February. According to Ming-Chi Kuo , well-known expert of the Apple deliveries in the world of the iPhone in the course of the first quarter will be below expectations. In a note to investors, referred to in the site AppleInsider, Kuo says it has lowered estimates in the first three months of 2020 Apple will deliver 36-40 million iphones, 10% less than previously expected.

“our latest survey indicates that supplies of the iPhone are affected by the coronavirus, so we have reduced the 10% to the estimates for the first quarter,” it said in a note. “At the moment it is difficult to predict shipments in the second quarter due to the uncertainties related to the epidemic of coronavirus, and to the confidence of the consumers”.

according to Kuo, the epidemic will also have an impact on the chinese market of smartphones. Deliveries of the devices would, in fact, suffered a fall of 50-60% in the course of the festivities of new year’s Eve. For the analyst 2020 will close with 310-330 smartphones delivered in China, with a decrease of 15% compared to 2019 as a result of the coronavirus, is a question well below the expectations for the smartphone 5G.

due To the outbreak of coronavirus, Wuhan, Apple has decided to close its stores in China as a precautionary measure until the 9th of February.

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