Coronavirus will affect sales of AirPods

Wireless headphones AirPods and AirPods Pro are at the peak of popularity. That's why Apple regularly works on

increasing production and applyingmaximum efforts to maintain a balance between supply and demand. However, the coronavirus outbreak in China may have a negative impact on the business of the Apple company. companies.

According to Nikkei, Apple's Major SuppliersAirPods Luxshare-ICT, Goertek, and Inventec have been shut down since the start of the Lunar New Year, and even when work on AirPods resumes again next Monday, components may be in short supply because plants across China are shut down amid a flare-up of the acclaimed coronavirus.

According to sources, it is not yet clear whether they will be able toComponent suppliers in China are “smoothly resuming operations” to create enough parts for assembly. “We really have to wait and see how it plays out next week. If assemblers can't get enough parts within two weeks, it will be a big problem." — the source said.

Travel restrictions from certain regions toChina is likely to result in labor shortages in factories. Companies are also afraid that workers might bring the virus to the plant. For example, Foxconn has already said that workers returning from Henan will be isolated within two weeks, while other employees will be isolated within a week.

Apple sought to produce up to 45 million units of AirPods in the first half of 2020, but the current stock of AirPods is already depleted.