Candidates Still Giving Handshakes and Hugs on 2020 Campaign Trail

Campaigns are keeping schedules amid outbreaks in the U.S.
State officials are trying to prevent spread of virus at polls

Senator Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer, and Senator Cory Booker hold hands during a campaign event for Biden in Detroit, on March 9.Photographer: Erin Kirkland/Bloomberg

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By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou

March 10, 2020 at 8:00 AM UTC

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March 10, 2020 at 5:27 PM UTC

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Joe Biden is still shaking hands. Bernie Sanders is still hugging the people who introduce him. And Donald Trump says he has no intention of halting his signature campaign rallies.