President Trump tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, within just days after traveling to , to participate in the first presidential debate against  rival Joe Biden. The debate safety-recluations controversy followed. Prior to the cancellation announcement, there was discussion the second debate could be held virtually in light of President Trump's recent COVID-19 diagnosis. The president called the notion a "waste of time". With the president's evident disinclination to a virtual debate, Biden scheduled a town hall in Pennsylvania for the day the debate was to be held. According to organizers, the final debate is still scheduled for October 22 at in ,  , and is to involve testing, mask requirements and social distancing. The debate is to be moderated by  correspondent Kristen Welker.
President Trump tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, within just days after traveling to Cleveland, Ohio to participate in the first presidential debate against Democratic rival Joe Biden. The debate safety-recluations controversy followed. Prior to the cancellation announcement, there was discussion the second debate could be held virtually in light of President Trump's recent COVID-19 diagnosis. The president called the notion a "waste of time". With the president's evident disinclination to a virtual debate, Biden scheduled a town hall in Pennsylvania for the day the debate was to be held. According to organizers, the final debate is still scheduled for October 22 at in , Tennessee , and is to involve testing, mask requirements and social distancing. The debate is to be moderated by NBC News correspondent Kristen Welker.
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