(Bloomberg) -- Deprived of his signature raucous rallies by restrictions in response to the coronavirus, Bernie Sanders is using musical artists to draw an audience to an online roundtable on the pandemic.

Sanders on Friday will hold a virtual roundtable featuring musical guests Andre Cymone and Nahko Bear of Nahko and Medicine for the People. The topic will be the virus’s impacts on the economy and health-care system. The event will be live-streamed from his campaign office in Burlington, Vermont, at 7 p.m.

Over the past week, Joe Biden and Sanders have both held live-streamed talks on their plans to address Covid-19.

On Monday night, Biden held a tele-town hall with former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy that largely focused on coronavirus. Sanders held a virtual campaign rally where he also discussed the outbreak. Both have also released plans for responding to the pandemic and Biden has formed an advisory committee to address the crisis.

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Alaska and Hawaii will hold Democratic primaries on April 4, while Wyoming will hold Democratic caucuses.

(Disclaimer: Michael Bloomberg, the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, also sought the Democratic presidential nomination. He endorsed Joe Biden on March 4.)

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