TOKYO -- The novel coronavirus outbreak has cut into Chinese production of liquid crystal displays, leaving television makers at risk of missing out on a wave of demand from this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
Both labor and materials are in short supply in a country that churns out more than half the world's LCD panels. Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, is a major production hub. With panel prices rising and output having yet to recover, TV makers are rethinking plans for new models at a time that was anticipated as a bonanza for the industry.
