CLEVELAND, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine recommended people stay away from large gatherings, including two rallies slated Tuesday night for Democratic presidential hopefuls former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, after three cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Cuyahoga County.

DeWine, a Republican, said he would not interfere with the campaigns’ decision to hold the events, saying it was a First Amendment issue, but was putting forth guidance from state health officials. The governor also recommended banning spectators from sporting events and potentially cancelling other mass gatherings.

Biden and Sanders are slated to hold election night campaign rallies in Cleveland on Tuesday – Biden at the Cuyahoga Community College recreation center and Sanders at the Huntington Events Center.

The campaigns said Monday they had no plans to cancel their Cleveland rallies after the confirmed cases of the virus and were in constant communication with public health officials.

Representatives from the campaigns did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday afternoon.

“As I said yesterday, we can only give the advice,” DeWine said. “We can only say that experts tell us crowds are not good. This is something candidates have to decide for themselves.”

“I’m saying I would not suggest somebody go where there is a large crowd,” DeWine added.

On Monday, DeWine announced three confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ohio, all from Cuyahoga County suburbs. The governor declared a “state of emergency” giving the state more latitude to respond to the outbreak.

Several organizations announced self-quarantines and social distancing policies on Tuesday.

Ohio Democratic senators and their staffers worked from home after an intern was possibly exposed to the virus. Ohio State University suspended face-to-face instruction until at least March 30.

Students from six schools in Northeast Ohio self-quarantined after possible exposure, some of whom were attending the American Israel Public Affairs Committee convention in Washington this week, where a confirmed infected person was present.

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