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· Ryan General
He Lost His Wife to Coronavirus, Now He Can’t Even Get Tested
The husband of the first reported fatality linked to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County has been refused testing for the virus. When 72-year-old Roddy found his 68-year old wife Loretta unresponsive on March 9, he tried everything he could to revive her. In his panic, he performed…
· Bryan Ke
Asian Woman Spit on, Gets Hair Ripped Out in Manhattan After She’s Blamed for Coronavirus
An Asian woman in Manhattan became a recent victim of hate crime after being assaulted by a stranger and blamed for spreading the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The 34-year-old woman, whose name was not revealed, was reportedly walking north on Madison Avenue near East 25th…
· Bryan Ke
Korean Consulate In Canada Warns of Danger After Citizens are Stabbed and Beaten Because of Coronavirus
The Consulate of South Korea in Montreal, Canada released a warning to people of East Asian descent after two Koreans were attacked on two different occasions over the weekend amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In its warning in Korean, it advised those of East…
· Maina Chen
White House Official Calls Coronavirus ‘Kung-Flu’ to Asian American Reporter’s Face
An unnamed White House official called COVID-19 the “Kung-Flu” to CBS News reporter and White House correspondent Weijia Jiang‘s face. In a tweet posted this morning, Jiang revealed to her followers that a White House official reinforced the stereotype surrounding the…
· Ryan General
Indian Immigrant Allegedly Mistaken for Being Chinese Beaten in Israel for ‘Causing Coronavirus’
An Indian immigrant was attacked in Israel after several unidentified individuals mistook him for being Chinese, blaming him for the “coronavirus” outbreak. Identified as 28-year-old Am-Shalem Singson, the victim sustained severe chest injuries after the vicious assault on…
· Vincent Kitirattragarn
‘I am not a virus’: How We Need to Fight Coronavirus Racism and Xenophobia
“I am not a virus.” This statement was written on a sign by a Chinese-Italian man in Italy as he offered “free hugs” to passersby. A Thai-American woman on a New York City subway was verbally abused by a man screaming about coronavirus. In a separate incident on the subway,…
· Ernestine Siu
Florida Musician Sends Racist Texts to Asian American Woman Over Coronavirus Hate
Florida musician Monty Bloom sent several racist text messages to his former colleague, Shasha Zhang, amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Zhang shared a series of screenshots through a Facebook post on Sunday, featuring her heated conversation with the musician.…
· Ryan General
Meet the Legendary Scientist Working on Treatments For COVID-19 and Other Coronaviruses
Dr. David Ho’s work as an HIV/AIDS researcher has been nothing short of legendary. As director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and professor of medicine at Columbia University, Ho has made numerous scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of the HIV…
· Carl Samson
Over 260 Civil Rights Groups Demand Congress Fight Coronavirus Racism
More than 260 civil rights groups have reportedly come forward to urge the U.S. Congress to tackle the growing racism against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 outbreak with concrete steps. Cases of Asians and Asian Americans getting discriminated against, harassed and violated…
· Ryan General
China Sends Expert Medical Team to Help Fight Coronavirus in Italy and Spain
Italy and Spain have received medical aid and a team of health experts from China after reportedly failing to get support from the European Union in their bid to fight COVID-19. Organized by the National Health Commission and the Red Cross Society of China, a charter flight…
· Carl Samson
Jack Ma Donates 1 Million Face Masks and 500,000 Coronavirus Test Kits to the US
Jack Ma has announced his plan to donate one million face masks and 500,000 coronavirus test kits to the U.S., which has now confirmed more than 1,600 cases of COVID-19. The news, which emerged on Friday through Weibo, comes just after Chinese officials expressed suspicion that…
· Bryan Ke
Man Arrested for Coronavirus Hate Crime Against Asian Man, 10-Year-Old Son in NYC
A man accused of committing a hate crime against an Asian man and his 10-year-old son amid the on-going 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been arrested. The man, identified as 44-year-old Raoul Ramos, was arrested and charged with aggravated harassment as a hate…
· Khier Casino
Vietnamese Government Helps Fight Coronavirus by Delivering Free Food, Supplies for Citizens in Quarantine
The Vietnamese government has provided free food and necessities to people in medical observation in an isolation area in Truc Bach street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi. Since March 10, pork, beef, poultry and seafood have been delivered to the residents of Truc Bach every two days,…
· Ryan General
Wuhan Doctor Speaks Out Against China for Censoring Her Coronavirus Warnings in December
After the passing of many of her colleagues from coronavirus (COVID-19), a doctor in Wuhan is now openly criticizing Chinese health authorities for keeping the early warnings of the outbreak from the public. Wuhan Central hospital emergency department head Ai Fen spoke out about…
· Ryan General
325 Passengers from Coronavirus Cruise Ship in Japan Have Recovered, Prime Minister Reports
Out of the 705 Diamond Princess Cruise ship passengers found to be infected with COVID-19, eight people have been confirmed dead so far. What’s not been given much press as of late is the 325 passengers who have reportedly recovered from the novel coronavirus.
· Ryan General
China’s Foreign Ministry Accuses the U.S. of Bringing Coronavirus to Wuhan
A Chinese official is pointing fingers at the U.S. military for being the possible origin of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Responding to criticism of U.S. officials on China’s handling of the outbreak, Zhao Lijian, a representative of China’s Foreign Ministry,…
· Bryan Ke
Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Stops Production in Australia Over Coronavirus
Marvel, and its parent company Disney, have temporarily halted the first-unit production of the upcoming movie “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” in Australia due to 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. “Shang-Chi” director Destin Daniel Cretton was put in…
· Bryan Ke
Footballer Diego Costa Pretends to Cough on Journalists During Coronavirus Scare
Diego Costa, a Spanish footballer for Atletico Madrid, is being blasted online for fake coughing in front of journalists after a match with Liverpool amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The incident occurred on March 12 at the Anfield stadium in Anfield,…
· Bryan Ke
NYC’s Largest Chinese Restaurant Closes Down Temporarily Because of Coronavirus
Jing Fong, a Chinese restaurant on Elizabeth Street in New York, will be closing its doors temporarily following a ban made by Governor Andrew Cuomo amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The decision to temporarily close its doors was made on Thursday after the…
· Ryan General
Racists are Refusing to See Asian American Doctors Because of Coronavirus
Renowned writer and public speaker Wajahat Ali recently took to Twitter to share his dismay over the attitudes of racist patients toward Asian American doctors. As a medical professional in Washington, Ali’s wife, Sarah Kureshi, has witnessed prejudice inside American hospitals…