Democratic Front-Runner Biden to Give Speech on U.S. Response to Coronavirus Outbreak

Democratic presidential front-runner 👤Joe Biden will deliver a speech on the country’s response to the 🦠Coronavirus Outbreak on Thursday, one day after he canceled upcoming public rallies amid widening public health concerns.

Biden and White House rival Bernie Sanders have been forced to re-evaluate their approach to campaigning in the face of warnings about the health dangers inherent in big crowds and handshakes, two staples of traditional political races.

Both candidates in the Democratic race to pick a challenger to Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election canceled events in Ohio and dropped off the campaign trail after Biden rolled to big wins over Sanders in four of the six states that voted on Tuesday.

Biden’s campaign on Wednesday converted planned rallies in Florida and Illinois into “virtual” campaign events as the 🦠Coronavirus Outbreak officially became a global pandemic.

The Biden campaign created a committee composed mostly of doctors to advise on how to keep the candidate, staff and voters safe. Sanders’ campaign has said it will address plans on a day-to-day basis.

The former vice president’s speech in his home state of Delaware will give Biden, who has criticized Trump’s response to the outbreak and called it a matter of presidential leadership, a chance to portray himself as a steady, experienced hand in the face of a public health crisis.

Trump in an address to the nation on Wednesday night, imposed restrictions to prevent people from 26 European countries from traveling to the United States for a month, in an effort to fight the coronavirus.