https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/asian-americans-describe-gut-punch-of-racist-attacks-during-coronavirus-pandemic
There have been a couple of incidents of racism even attacks in the US. I'm seeing a lot of racist comments of SM too. This is absolutely unacceptable. I understand holding the Chinese Government responsible for not informing the rest of the world about the virus on time and not preventing spread but this does not give anyone the right to harass Chinese people.
Many Americans are showing acts of racism towards Chinese-Americans which does not make any sense as they were here when the pandemic started and are not responsible for the spread of the virus. In fact, the virus came to the US from Europe not China (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/04/24/cuomo_the_coronavirus_that_came_to_new_york_did_not_come_from_china_it_came_from_europe.html) but people just need an excuse to be racist and justify their actions.
I don't really know much about the situation in India. I have heard of Northeast Indians being harassed because ignorant people assumed them to be "Chinese". Unfortunately, they probably will be negatively affected by this because of people's narrow mindset. More than the virus, fear and ignorance is more dangerous. Also, saying that "Oh, it's not as bad here as it is in other places" isn't a good comparison and doesn't lessen the seriousness of the issue.
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