Indiana is the latest state to postpone its 2020 primary as coronavirus spreads

Indiana will move its primary to June 2 from the originally planned May 2 in response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

delayed their planned primaries. Wyoming also canceled the in-person portion of its Democratic caucus.Gov. Mike DeWine was blocked by the courts from postponing the primary, but the state's health department intervened, issuing an order to close the polls due to health concerns brought on by the outbreak.

Arizona, Florida and Illinois moved forward with Tuesday voting but took extra precautions, emphasizing mail-in ballots and increasing sanitation at polling places. Rhode Island could be next. It is awaiting a decision on whether its primary will be postponed. The Rhode Island Board of Elections voted to postpone the state's primary from April 28 to June 2, but the decision is "pending the governor signing an emergency order," according to the board's deputy director of elections, Miguel Nunez.Indiana The Democratic National Committee has so far said it will move forward with its convention in July despite the disruptions.

The coronavirus, which is believed to have originated in Wuhan, China, has spread to dozens of countries globally, with and at least 10,031 deaths so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. There are at least 14,250 cases in the United States and at least 205 deaths, according to the latest tallies.

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