Biden to be tested for COVID-19 after Trump diagnosis

Published October 2, 2020 12:59pm ET



2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will be tested for the coronavirus after President Trump confirmed he has COVID-19.

The nominees, both considered vulnerable to the worst of the respiratory illness given they’re in their 70s, went head-to-head for 90 minutes in their opening debate Tuesday in Cleveland. Stringent measures were in place for the meeting, but some audience members, most notably Trump’s family, flouted guidance regarding masks.

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