Fear in the Age of Coronavirus: Chinese No Longer Welcome
- Challenge is to safeguard public without racial stigmatization
- ‘No Chinese allowed’ signs appear at restaurants in Korea
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Airlines halt flights from China. Schools in Europe uninvite exchange students. Restaurants in South Korea turn away Chinese customers.
As a deadly virus spreads beyond China, governments, businesses and educational institutions are struggling to find the right response. Safeguarding public health is a priority. How to do that without stigmatizing the entire population of the country where the outbreak began -- and where nearly a fifth of all humans reside -- is the challenge.