We’ve got thousands of private insurance plans,” said Sanders, who backs a sweeping government-run health insurance program. “This is a crisis,” Biden said. It has nothing to do with copays or anything.”As the debate opened, Biden and Sanders skipped a handshake, greeting each other instead with an elbow bump. The debate was the first head-to-head faceoff between Biden and Sanders, who are vying to become the Democratic presidential nominee. Biden and Sanders both called for increased testing for the virus and economic relief for Americans who will suffer.

Source: Manila Times March 16, 2020 03:00 UTC