Trump to accept Republican nomination in Jacksonville, Florida

President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination in Jacksonville, Florida, this summer after balking at having the event in Charlotte, North Carolina, due to the state's coronavirus social-distancing rules.

It will be the first time in history that the convention will be split.

The official business of the party's convention would still be held in Charlotte, but the celebration of Trump's nomination would be moved to Jacksonville, according to an announcement made by Republican National Committee Chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel, on Thursday.

Supporters asked not to sue if they catch COVID-19 at Trump's rally

Trump's supporters who attend his upcoming election rally must sign a waiver promising not to sue if they catch COVID-19 at the event, according to his campaign website.

The president was scheduled to resume his campaign rallies in four states, Oklahoma, Florida, Arizona, and North Carolina, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Latest figures:

The country has registered 2,022,488 infections of COVID-19, with 113,803 deaths reported so far.

A model made by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington predicts that the coronavirus will kill nearly 170,000 Americans by early October with a second wave of the virus expected in September.