Lawyers for Elizabeth Holmes are asking the court to push back the trial date in the federal fraud case against the founder of defunct blood testing company Theranos.

During a Zoom hearing Monday, Holmes’ lawyers told U.S. District Judge Edward Davila of the Northern District of California that going to trial anytime soon will be difficult. Williams & Connolly’s Lance Wade said proceeding in the midst of a pandemic would come at great risk given that the trial could last up to three months, and that a number of the 170 witnesses are coming from COVID-19 hot spots, such as Arizona, Texas and Florida. Wade suggested pushing back the Oct. 27 trial date to April.