Could the virus delay the US election?

As the coronavirus pandemic grinds much of the US economy to a halt, it is also playing havoc with the American democratic process.

Fifteen states have already delayed their presidential primaries. But could November’s presidential election be delayed by the virus?

Anthony Zurcher, the BBC’s North America reporter, answers this and some other key questions here.

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