Not doing many rallies to prevent spread of coronavirus, says Joe Biden

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has clarified that he will not hold public rallies and restrict his travel, stating that he does not want the transmission of coronavirus in the country, reported PTI. 

Last week, the US had reported over 481,372 new cases of novel coronavirus, setting an unprecedented track record for the most new infections reported in a week since the pandemic began. Nearly half the country registered for new COVID-19 cases in a week while five states had a record number of deaths in a week, including, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

According to a USA Today analysis of Johns Hopkins University data, the US records a new coronavirus case every 1.26 seconds. Globally, there have been more than 43 million coronavirus infections.

“Everybody’s wearing a mask and trying as best we can to be socially distanced. And that’s what we’re doing,” PTI quoted Biden as saying, in his home State of Delaware on Monday.

The former vice president, who is leading in national polls against his Republican rival incumbent President Donald Trump, displayed confidence of defeating the November 3 election.

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“With the grace of God and the goodwill of the neighbours, I’m gonna win Pennsylvania. It’s a matter of a great deal to me personally as well as politically,” he told reporters.

“I think we’re gonna win Michigan. I think we’re gonna win Wisconsin. I think we’re gonna win Minnesota. I think we have a fighting chance in Ohio. I think we have a fighting chance in North Carolina. We have a fighting chance in Georgia. A fighting chance in Iowa. So fortunately because of over six million individual voters average contributors – average contribution USD 49 we’re able to compete. Like we haven’t been able to compete before in all these different states,” he added.

Lambasting Trump for his alleged failure to contain the crisis of coronavirus, he said, “The bottom line is Donald Trump is the worst possible president, the worst possible person to try to lead us through this pandemic. He either doesn’t have any idea what to do or he just doesn’t care. On Friday, Dr Fauci, the nation’s most respected infectious disease expert, publicly acknowledged that the president has not even met with his COVID-19 team for months.”

Moreover, Trump and his vice president Mike Pence are campaigning in Michigan this week. Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris was in Michigan over the weekend. Jill Biden is also contemplating to campaign in Michigan on behalf of her husband this week.