US presidential election: Debate venue moved over Covid precautions

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International Desk: The first US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, on 29 September.

It had been due to take place at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana but was changed because of concerns over coronavirus precautions, BBC reported.

It will now be co-hosted by Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic.

The two men will hold three debates in all before the 3 November vote.

The new location will be at Western Reserve University's Health Education Campus, the Commission on Presidential Debates said.

The second presidential debate on 15 October will take place in Miami after getting shifted from the University of Michigan.

The third will take place in Nashville on 22 October, while a debate between Vice-President Mike Pence and the Democratic vice-presidential nominee – who has still to be chosen – will be held on 7 October in Salt Lake City.