Biden urged strict adherence to the advice of experts, while a Trump spokesperson said the president 'will be healthy and will be there.'
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the second presidential debate, scheduled for Oct. 15, should be called off if President Donald Trump still has coronavirus then, drawing a line in the sand after Trump said earlier in the day that he is “looking forward” to debating.... [+]
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden waves to journalists as he enters The Queen performance venue October 03, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden is participating in a live video 'town hall' campaign event. "I think if he still has COVID, we shouldn’t have a debate,” Biden told reporters during a trip to Gettysburg, Pa., on Tuesday.
Biden spokesperson Kate Bedingfield had previously said Biden would “certainly” be at the debate if the Commission on Presidential Debates takes “all necessary precautions” to ensure safety.Tuesday he is “looking forward” to the debate and that it will be “great,” after he tested positive for the virus on Friday and was hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center for treatment over the weekend.
Whether Trump will still be contagious by the time of the debate – 13 days after he tested positive – is an open question: the CDC estimates that patients remain infectious for up to 10 days after the onset of symptoms in mild cases and 20 in severe ones, but while the White House
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