Coronavirus fears can trigger anti-Chinese prejudice. Here's how schools can help
- Written by Claire Hooker, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney
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Every disease outbreak brings an accompanying outbreak of fear. Already we’re seeing coverage on the spread of coronavirus fear which leads to misinformation, an effect on the economy and, perhaps the most alarming, xenophobia .
Social stigmatisation and xenophobia are, unfortunately, well known features of disease...
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