With the coronavirus now officially a pandemic, daily life is set to change for people all across America. In the video above, Stephen Colbert breaks down how — from audience-free debates (and late night shows) to the impact on tourism and airlines.
"It's only March," says Colbert at the start of the video. "2020 has done the impossible: made me nostalgic for 2019."
Addressing one of the last in-house late night show audiences for a while, The Late Show host also spends a bit of time doing what he does best: mocking politicians. Specifically "task force leader, and man who has quarantined his mind from knowledge, vice president Mike Pence."
"He addressed a growing concern for Americans: the cost of testing and treatment," says Colbert, before playing a clip of Pence announcing a familiar-sounding policy during an emergency press briefing: waiving copays and covering the cost of coronavirus treatment.
"Oh, what a cool idea," says Colbert. "It's like Medicare...for all. How did he think of that?"
Officially known as COVID-19, coronavirus has infected over 118,000 people worldwide, and killed almost 4,300.
Topics Stephen Colbert Politics COVID-19
