Biden Inauguration Ceremony Curtailed by Security, Virus Threats

  • Crowds have been asked to stay home; city under tight security
  • Balls, parties have all been canceled to stop virus spread
WATCH: Two days before the inauguration, Washington resembles a war zone.Source: Bloomberg
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Joe Biden will take the oath of office as president in a ceremony dramatically reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic and still-simmering threats of violence in Washington, casting a pall over the quadrennial celebration of American democracy.

His swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday will come amid an unprecedented cordon of security, with strict physical distancing measures in place as well. A sea of 200,000 flags on the National Mall will stand in for the normally vast crowd cheering a new commander in chief.