Extended shutdown in China due to coronavirus outbreak may impact supply chain: Xiaomi
India's largest smartphone vendor Xiaomi on Wednesday said the extended shutdown in China due to the coronavirus outbreak is likely to hit supply chain, and that there is a risk of impact on component supplies.
The comments resonated with others in the industry like POCO and industry body ICEA expressing concern over supply chain disruption and its ramifications for India.
The Indian phone industry relies heavily on components and sub-assemblies from China, which is in the grip of coronavirus outbreak.
The death toll in China's novel coronavirus outbreak has gone up to 1,113 with 97 new fatalities reported mostly in the worst-affected Hubei province while the confirmed cases of infection jumped to 44,653.
"The extended shutdown in China is likely to have an impact on our supply chain and, there is a risk of impact on overall quantum of component supplies..We are working to explore alternative supply channels for components and raw materials," a Xiaomi spokesperson said in response to .