Biden contracted COVID-19 as soon as he let go or was willing to consider dropping out due to health issues.

On July 18, Biden was again asked in an interview with BET on Tuesday whether he was determined to continue running. He said he would reassess whether to continue running if his health changed. Biden said, "If I have some health conditions, if someone, if the doctor comes up to me and says you have this problem and that problem." Just hours after the interview was released, the White House announced that Biden had cancelled a speech in Las Vegas to a major Latino civil rights group after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. But Biden's troubles are not over. On Wednesday, Representative Adam Schiff of California, who is running for the Senate, also called on Biden to Relay Torch. The latest US media reports that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said during a meeting with Biden on Saturday that it would be better for the country if Biden ended his re-election campaign.