The next Democratic debate will happen without a live audience thanks to coronavirus

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
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In not-so-shocking news, the next Democratic presidential primary debate will take place without a live audience after requests from the campaigns for both Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Vice President Joe Biden amid fears of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The Democratic National Committee released a statement Tuesday evening relaying the news.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.