Kelly Colgan Hammen, president of the private air service where the rally was to be held, did not immediately return a message. “The tenant was notified of this, disagreed with the City of La Crosse’ position, but opted not to host the event,” Turner said in a statement. Second round of storms could bring more severe weather to Chicago area Friday The coronavirus task force report urged social distancing in “red zones” to the “maximum degree possible.” Trump rallies typically draw many thousands of people, who crowd closely together, shouting and cheering - the vast majority without masks.Ī political rally violated the terms of the La Crosse airport's lease with Colgan Air Service, which planned to host the rally, airport director Ian Turner said. Both will be outside at airports.īoth La Crosse and Green Bay have been identified as a “red zone” for community spread of COVID-19 by the White House Coronavirus Task Force. He's also holding a rally Saturday in Green Bay. Trump replaced the La Crosse rally with one in Janesville about 175 miles away where the virus is not spreading quite as rapidly. The state has now seen 125,161 cases and 1,348 deaths since the pandemic began.
State health officials reported 2,887 newly confirmed cases on Thursday, a new daily record, along with 21 more deaths. Wisconsin ranks third among states for per-capita increases in cases over the past two weeks. The director of the La Crosse airport said the event was canceled due to a lease issue, not concerns over the coronavirus. President Donald Trump canceled a planned appearance in western Wisconsin amid calls from the city's mayor and the state's governor, both Democrats, that he not hold a rally due to a surge in coronavirus cases.
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