Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders squared off in the 11th debate of the Democratic Presidential primaries.<br />''<br />''This was the first debate after the coronavirus outbreak and the response of the United States to the pandemic dominated the proceedings.<br />''<br />''It was also the first time Biden and Sanders were facing each other head to head in a debate. Both Democratic party leaders pledged to support each other if the other person win's the Democratic nomination for the 2020 US Presidential race.  <br />''<br />''Biden and Sanders skipped a handshake, greeting each other instead with an elbow bump. The debate was held at a television studio in Washington without a studio audience.<br />''<br />''Both leaders called for increased testing for the coronavirus and economic relief for Americans who will suffer. <br />