⁍ People surrounding Democratic nominee Joe Biden are taking heightened measures to protect him from a pandemic that has reached the White House.
⁍ The Biden campaign said their candidate would be tested for the virus several times a week compared to just once per week before.
⁍ Biden also has started keeping his mask on throughout his remarks on the campaign trail, even when standing alone at a podium.
– When Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, noticed he was standing too close to reporters Monday, she walked up and pulled him back, Reuters reports. That’s just one example of the changes the Biden campaign has made in the wake of President Trump’s diagnosis of coronavirus. The campaign says Biden will be tested for the virus several times a week, compared to once a week before. He’ll also wear a mask whenever he’s on the campaign trail, even when he’s speaking alone. And while Trump has been holding large rallies indoors and wearing masks only occasionally, Biden’s team is stricter. At a campaign event in Miami on Monday, an aide disinfected the podium with wipes before the candidate took the microphone. At another event in Wilmington, Del., on Monday, an aide disinfected the podium with wipes before the candidate took the microphone. At another event in Cleveland on Monday, the event organizers offered masks to attendees, but many of Trump’s guests, including family members, refused them. Biden on Monday said that was “disconcerting” to him at the time. The Biden campaign has pushed for more safety procedures for upcoming debates. They convinced the sponsor of those events to add plexiglass barriers at Wednesday’s debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Biden’s running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, and won a new rule barring people from the room who refuse masks. The debate is scheduled for Oct. 15.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-bonds/treasuries-us-yields-slide-after-trump-halts-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2GX1K2