Iran Press/ America: Neither Sanders, a senator from Vermont, nor Biden, the former vice president, has called off a major rally because of the outbreak that has sickened more than 110,000 people and killed almost 4,000 globally, although public health officials have urged people at risk for contracting the disease to avoid large gatherings.
The winner of the Democratic nomination will take on Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 general election. Trump has said he would not stop holding campaign rallies.
"Every organization in America is taking a hard look at what the coronavirus means for their operations, and yes, that’s true of our campaign, as well," Sanders told a coronavirus roundtable in Michigan, one of six states that vote on Tuesday in the next round of the state-by-state nominating competition.
"We do not hold a rally without first conferring with local public health officials."
Biden told NBC on Monday he would consider calling off rallies if health authorities warned they were too risky.
The US death toll of the coronavirus rose to at least 26 and more than 700 infected cases, among them several members of Congress who are in self-quarantine after possible exposure.
Some US officials self-quarantined themselves such as US Representative Mark Meadows, the US President Donald Trump's new pick for acting chief of staff, Georgia Representative Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, and Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida.
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