(CNN) — Joe Biden will no longer travel to accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the Democratic National Convention, three officials confirmed to CNN.
One of the officials told CNN that the decision was announced internally this Wednesday morning. Another official said Biden will accept the candidacy in Delaware.
A Biden campaign spokesman declined to comment.
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Wisconsin health officials informed the Democratic National Convention Committee that speakers at the 2020 Democratic convention should no longer travel to Milwaukee due to the coronavirusa familiar source told CNN.
That includes Biden and his eventual running mate. Neither of them will travel to Milwaukee, the source said.
This is the last and strongest sign that the Democratic convention is going to be almost completely virtual.
This comes after ongoing consultations between health officials and convention officials on the pandemic.
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