U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown to skip Democratic convention over COVID-19 concerns
(WorldNews Politics)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio says he won`t attend next month`s Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, because of coronavirus pandemic concerns. And he expects very few delegates from Ohio and elsewhere in the country will be there. While former Vice President Joe Biden will attend the event, Brown said it will be moved to a small arena, and its few attendees will follow social distancing precautions. Not being able to experience a full-blown convention will disappoint some delegates, but Brown said it`s a small matter compared to the many deaths around the country from COVID-19. “Vice President Biden and I and others don`t want to do mass events that...