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Estado de Luisiana pospone elecciones primarias por nuevo coronavirus

Autoridades de salud han reportado 33 casos de covid-19 en este estado del sureste de Estados Unidos

(FILES This combination of file pictures created on March 4, 2020 shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden(L) speaking to supporters during a rally on March 2, 2020 at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, and Democratic White House hopeful Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders speaking during a campaign rally at the Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on March 1, 2020. - Joe Biden's trajectory to a November showdown with President Donald Trump looked unstoppable on March 11, 2020 after he scooped a series of devastating primary wins -- as the party waited anxiously to see if his rival Bernie Sanders would concede and rally behind the presumptive nominee. Pressure was mounting on Sanders to end his campaign as Biden inflicted defeats in Mississippi, Missouri, Idaho and Michigan, carving a clear path to becoming the Democratic standard bearer in a potentially bruising matchup with Trump. (Photos by Mark Felix and Mark RALSTON / AFP)
(FILES This combination of file pictures created on March 4, 2020 shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden(L) speaking to supporters during a rally on March 2, 2020 at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, and Democratic White House hopeful Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders speaking during a campaign rally at the Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on March 1, 2020. - Joe Biden's trajectory to a November showdown with President Donald Trump looked unstoppable on March 11, 2020 after he scooped a series of devastating primary wins -- as the party waited anxiously to see if his rival Bernie Sanders would concede and rally behind the presumptive nominee. Pressure was mounting on Sanders to end his campaign as Biden inflicted defeats in Mississippi, Missouri, Idaho and Michigan, carving a clear path to becoming the Democratic standard bearer in a potentially bruising matchup with Trump. (Photos by Mark Felix and Mark RALSTON / AFP) MARK FELIX MARK RALSTON
Combo de imágenes de los candidatos Bernie Sanders y Joe Biden. Combo de imágenes de los candidatos Bernie Sanders y Joe Biden. (MARK FELIX MARK RALSTON/AFP)

Washington. Luisiana se convirtió este viernes en el primer estado de Estados Unidos en postergar sus elecciones primarias presidenciales, del 4 de abril al 20 de junio, debido a la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus.

"Hoy certifiqué que existe un estado de emergencia", dijo en rueda de prensa Kyle Ardoin, secretario de Estado de Luisiana, al anunciar la medida, apuntando que "la ley establece medidas extraordinarias para enfrentar desastres".

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