'SNL' takes on coronavirus and the Democratic presidential candidates

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As fears of coronavirus spread, 'SNL' imagines what would happen if the Democratic presidential candidates elbowed into the leadership spotlight during a White House news conference.

But coronavirus isn't all bad because it has a relatively low mortality rate, he argues.

"If you had given me only a 2 percent chance of dying during Trump’s first term, I would have taken that in a heartbeat," he says."Stop making fun of the Chinese for this virus," he says."They might have some interesting choices in edible meats. We just stopped eating Tide PODS like two years ago." Later in a sketch, a man played by Pete Davidson orders expired sushi from an airport convenience store. Travelers are taken on a Broadway journey that includes Jake Gyllenhaal in pajamas and cast member Bowen Yang as"Profiled Asian."The travelers are soon joined by a chorus that includes the night's musical guest, David Byrne, leading a march through a rendition of the Talking Heads'"Road to Nowhere.

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