Inauguration planners ask Individuals to remain residence on Jan. 20 and watch the historic occasion nearly.

The committee charged with planning the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is asking the general public to remain residence on Jan. 20 and take part in digital actions as an alternative.

On Tuesday, the committee introduced that it had employed manufacturing consultants to plan “a brand new and progressive program” for Individuals to securely take part in inaugural occasions, together with a “reimagined” inaugural parade.

Whereas the plan features a swearing-in ceremony on the Capitol, the committee mentioned it will be a considerably scaled-down occasion due to the pandemic. Earlier inaugurations have drawn hundreds of individuals to Washington for per week of celebration.

“President-elect Biden’s unwavering dedication to the security of the American individuals is our North Star as we plan an inauguration that protects public well being whereas honoring inaugural traditions and interesting Individuals throughout the nation,” the committee’s government director, Maju Varghese, mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday. He mentioned extra particulars about well being precautions and digital participation could be coming quickly.

The committee additionally introduced on Tuesday that David A. Kessler, a former commissioner of the Meals and Drug Administration and an adviser on the Biden transition, would additionally function an adviser to the planners.

The plans for a scaled-back inauguration are in line with Mr. Biden’s deal with demonstrating accountable conduct to attenuate transmission of the coronavirus. He has mentioned he would name on Individuals to put on facial coverings for his first 100 days in workplace, a interval during which he has vowed to get “no less than 100 million Covid vaccine pictures into the arms of the American individuals.” Vaccinations started this week because the nation’s dying toll handed 300,000.