Biden campaign to start holding 'virtual events' amid coronavirus concerns

Joe and Jill Biden.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden is moving the campaign trail online.

On Wednesday, the 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner announced that in order to keep supporters and staff healthy amid the coronavirus outbreak, his campaign is shifting from holding large public gatherings to "virtual events." He has already canceled live events scheduled for Tampa, Miami, and Chicago. The Biden campaign said it will soon release information on what a "virtual event" entails.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.