共和党全国委员会已经缩减了下个月在佛罗里达州杰克逊维尔召开大会的计划。
周四上午，美国广播公司新闻频道(ABC News)收到了女主席罗尼纳·麦克丹尼尔(Ronna McDaniel)写给党员的一封信，信中麦克丹尼尔感谢党员们在“前所未有的时期”表现出的耐心，“必须做出调整，以符合州和地方的要求健康指导方针。"
从8月24日到8月27日，大会庆典仍将在杰克逊维尔举行唐纳德·特朗普将正式接受提名。麦克丹尼尔在信中说，在此期间，RNC计划“允许每位代表、他们的客人和候补代表出席。”
麦克丹尼尔在信中还说，北卡罗来纳州长罗伊·库珀开始在大会上玩弄政治，因此决定在佛罗里达州杰克逊维尔举行庆祝活动，同时将大会的商业部分保留在夏洛特。
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北卡罗来纳民主党在周四上午的一份声明中表示，特朗普总统最终认识到，没有安全措施的全面会议是危险的。
“有了今天的新闻，总统终于认识到库珀州长几个星期来一直在说的话——没有安全措施的全面会议是危险的，是极不负责任的。如果说唐纳德·特朗普对州长的攻击还不明显纯粹是政治性的，那么现在就是了。”
美国副总统迈克·彭斯周三在接受记者采访时表示，大会正在进行中，特朗普总统将采取灵活态度。
“总统表示我们将保持灵活性。在我们前进的过程中，我们将继续与库里市长和其他地方卫生官员以及德桑蒂斯州长协商。不过，我们也在考虑在户外举行会议，同时采取措施，将所有与会者的健康放在首位。”
麦克丹尼尔还表示，RNC将利用杰克逊维尔多街区半径内的室内和室外场馆，“包括VyStar退伍军人纪念竞技场、TIAA银行球场、每日广场圆形剧场、121金融棒球场和其他几个。”
在佛罗里达州的整个大会期间，白天和晚上都将举行活动，并且将实施健康协议以确保活动安全。
“我们计划实施各种健康协议，以确保事件的安全。该计划包括但不限于现场温度检查、可用的个人防护设备、积极的消毒方案和可用的COVID-19测试。”
然而，信中并没有具体说明这种病毒的传播范围和可利用性冠状病毒在佛罗里达州冠状病毒病例上升的情况下，测试将针对代表、媒体成员和共和党官员。
Republican National Convention to hold scaled back convention in Florida
The Republican National Committee has scaled down plans for its convention next month in Jacksonville, Florida.
In a letter sent a letter to party members from Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel Thursday morning, now obtained by ABC News, McDaniel thanked members for their patience during these “unprecedented times” and that “adjustments must be made to comply with state and localhealthguidelines.”
The convention celebration will still be in Jacksonville from August 24th until August 27th when PresidentDonald Trumpwill formally accept the nomination. During that time, the RNC plans for “each delegate, their guest, and alternate delegates will be permitted to attend,” McDaniel said in the letter.
McDaniel also said in the letter that North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper began to play politics with the convention therefore the decision was made the celebratory aspect of the event to Jacksonville, Fla., while keeping the business aspect of the convention in Charlotte.
The North Carolina Democratic party said in a statement Thursday morning that President Trump finally recognized that a full scale convention with no safety measure would be dangerous.
"With today’s news, the President has finally recognized what Governor Cooper had been saying for weeks -- that a full-scale convention with no safety measures would be dangerous and deeply irresponsible. If it wasn’t already obvious that Donald Trump’s attacks against the Governor were purely political, it is now," NCDP Communications Director Austin Cook said.
During a press call with reporters on Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence said that the convention is a work in progress and that President Trump will be flexible.
“The President indicated that we'll be flexible. We will continue to consult with Mayor Curry and other local health officials and Governor DeSantis as we move forward. But there's consideration being given to having the convention in an outdoor setting, and also putting the kind of measures in place that put the health of all of those that are participating first.”
McDaniel also said the RNC will utilize indoor and outdoor venues within a multi block radius of Jacksonville “including the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, TIAA Bank Field, Daily’s Place Amphitheater, 121 Financial Ballpark, and several others.”
There will also be events in the daytime and evening throughout the convention in Florida and that health protocols will be implemented to ensure a safe event.
“We plan to implement a variety of health protocols in order to ensure a safe event. This plan includes but is not limited to on-site temperature checks, available PPE, aggressive sanitizing protocols, and available COVID-19 testing.”
However there are no specifics in the letter about how widespread and available thecoronavirustesting will be to delegates, members of the media and Republican officials, amidst rising coronavirus cases in Florida.
