Biden says against debate if Trump still has Covid-19
Democrat Joe Biden said Tuesday he'd be against debating Donald Trump next week as scheduled if the US president continues to be sick with Covid-19, saying he would want to check out health guidelines.
"I'm looking forward to having the ability to debate him, but I just hope all the protocols are followed," Biden, 77, told reporters as he returned from a speech near the Civil War battlefield site in Gettysburg.
Trump, 74, announced early Friday - two days after his first debate with Biden in Cleveland - that he previously tested positive for the virus.
The men are scheduled to square off again on October 15, but Biden said: "If he still has COVID, we shouldn't have a debate."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines say persons who test positive for the virus should stay home for at least 10 days after symptoms first appear, while persons who become severely ill may need to stay home for 20 days.
"It's an extremely serious problem, therefore i will be guided by... what the docs say may be the right move to make," Biden said.
Trump has given no indication he'd bow out due to his health, saying in a tweet that he's "excited" to another debate. - AFP
