The presidential candidate of the American Democrats, Joe Biden, will not go to Milwaukee to personally accept the official nomination of his party due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the organizers announced today, confirming the news previously reported by several American media.
He will not go "to protect public health" in the wake of the Kovid-19 pandemic, the organizers announced.
Organizers of the Democratic Party convention, which is being held from August 17 to 20, explained that they made the decision after "consulting with public health officials and experts who pointed to the worsening of the coronavirus pandemic."
Biden will give a speech in which he officially accepts the nomination from the US state of Delaware, where he lives, the organizers said, adding that the place and time will be announced later.
None of the speakers at the Democratic convention will go to Milwaukee in person, which means that the convention will be completely virtual, France Press reports.
The move is the latest example of how the pandemic is affecting the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party conventions that officially nominate presidential candidates and have historically marked the start of the fall election campaign, AP writes.
An official told CNN that the decision was announced internally this morning.
Health officials in the US state of Wisconsin, where Milwaukee is located, have informed the Democratic National Convention committee that speakers for the 2020 convention should not come to Milwaukee because of the coronavirus, a source told CNN.
That includes Biden and his vice-presidential running mate, whose name has not yet been released, the source said.
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