The committee cited public health guidelines that discourage public gatherings. The nation is now seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases expected to extend to the Jan. 20th date for the inauguration. The committee is chaired by Delaware State University President and former Biden aide Dr. Tony Allen. We’re inviting all Americans to be a part of this inauguration by watching from home, rather than traveling to Washington, DC, in accordance with public health guidelines. (4/5) In normal times, the inauguration would have attracted a large number of Delawarean’s planning to the swearing-in of the first president from the First State and working on getting invitations to inaugural balls.