By Martin Belam
Biden wins well in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, as administration’s focus continues on battling coronavirus emergency
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11.00am GMT
Another thing we can expect today is further fall-out from the Chinese decision yesterday to expel American journalists.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Beijing had been “compelled” to take countermeasures after Washington imposed restrictions on staff at Chinese state media outlets in the US.
Related: China: expulsion of US journalists was response to ‘unreasonable oppression’
10.49am GMT
Good morning. Last night Joe Biden swept to victory in three primaries held in unprecedented circumstances. Biden has now racked up 1,147 pledged delegates to Bernie Sanders’ 861 – a lead of 286 that surely looks to be insurmountable. Is it time for Bernie to quit the race in the interest of unifying the party during a national emergency?
Ohio cancelled its primary planned for yesterday due to the coronavirus. But with Florida, Illinois and Arizona running their primaries yesterday, predictably voters faced confusion, a shortage of poll workers, and shifting or closed polling stations. It’s clear that the way the rest of the campaign is going to be deeply affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The DNC is already urging a shift to vote-by-mail.
In order to ensure voters can safely make their voices heard, we at the @DNC are urging the remaining primary states to make voting easier and safer for both voters and election officials. The simplest way to ensure this is to make vote by mail available to all registered voters.
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Source: Biden sweeps to victory in coronavirus affected primaries – live updates
