<p>Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump's "reckless" decision to hold a rally in Reno, the venue for which had to be changed because the event breached local Covid-19 restrictions.</p>.<p>The Republican incumbent will speak Saturday evening in the city in Nevada, a crucial swing state ahead of the November 3 election where Trump is seeking a second term.</p>.<p>"President Trump can't hide from the truth," Biden said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Months after admitting to misleading the American public about the pandemic, he still has no plan to contain Covid-19, a virus that has killed more than 1,400 Nevadans, afflicted more than 72,000 residents and devastated the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of workers across the Silver State.</p>.<p>"Nevadans don't need more bluster from the President, and don't need his reckless rallies that ignore the realities of Covid-19 and endanger public health," Biden added.</p>.<p>Trump had originally sought to speak at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, but local officials warned the event would violate the state's ban on gatherings of more than 50 people, aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.</p>.<p>The president instead booked a space at the Minden-Tahoe Airport, a smaller airport 43 miles (69 kilometers) south of the original venue.</p>.<p>As of Saturday, the coronavirus had infected 6,452,607 Americans and killed 193,177, making the country by far the hardest-hit in the world for both tolls.</p>.<p>The continued spread of the pandemic, despite local and state-wide health and safety measures, have driven many events -- including much of the US presidential campaign -- into a virtual format.</p>
<p>Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump's "reckless" decision to hold a rally in Reno, the venue for which had to be changed because the event breached local Covid-19 restrictions.</p>.<p>The Republican incumbent will speak Saturday evening in the city in Nevada, a crucial swing state ahead of the November 3 election where Trump is seeking a second term.</p>.<p>"President Trump can't hide from the truth," Biden said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Months after admitting to misleading the American public about the pandemic, he still has no plan to contain Covid-19, a virus that has killed more than 1,400 Nevadans, afflicted more than 72,000 residents and devastated the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of workers across the Silver State.</p>.<p>"Nevadans don't need more bluster from the President, and don't need his reckless rallies that ignore the realities of Covid-19 and endanger public health," Biden added.</p>.<p>Trump had originally sought to speak at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, but local officials warned the event would violate the state's ban on gatherings of more than 50 people, aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.</p>.<p>The president instead booked a space at the Minden-Tahoe Airport, a smaller airport 43 miles (69 kilometers) south of the original venue.</p>.<p>As of Saturday, the coronavirus had infected 6,452,607 Americans and killed 193,177, making the country by far the hardest-hit in the world for both tolls.</p>.<p>The continued spread of the pandemic, despite local and state-wide health and safety measures, have driven many events -- including much of the US presidential campaign -- into a virtual format.</p>