New York Postpones Presidential Primary Elections as Coronavirus Cases Climb to 52,318
A person lined himself from the virus as other folks stroll round Occasions Sq. as the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York. (REUTERS)
The vote, which were slated for April 28, will as a substitute happen on June 23 as New York reported 52,318 certain instances and 728 deaths due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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- Ultimate Up to date: March 29, 2020, eight:59 AM IST
New York: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo mentioned Saturday the state will delay its presidential number one election through just about two months, bringing up considerations concerning the unfold of the novel coronavirus.
The vote, which were slated for April 28, will as a substitute happen on June 23, Cuomo mentioned.
That used to be an extended lengthen than in numerous different states that experience postponed balloting, however New York has been hit a lot tougher through the virus than every other US state.
Two of the opposite states maximum suffering from COVID-19 have already voted — California on March three and Washington on March 10 — whilst New Jersey electorate are to solid ballots on June 2.
“I don’t believe it is smart to be bringing a large number of other folks to one location to vote,” Cuomo mentioned all over a day by day briefing at the unfold of the virus.
New York thus far has reported 52,318 showed instances of COVID-19, with 728 deaths.
Ten different American states, as smartly as the United States territory of Puerto Rico, postponed their primaries previous.
Different states are transferring to solely mail-in voting.
Former US vp Joe Biden recently holds a powerful lead within the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
He controls 1,217 delegates to the birthday party’s nominating conference in July, when compared to 914 for Senator Bernie Sanders, his remaining closing rival. The nomination calls for a complete of one,991 delegates.
