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The Manual on Viruses

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We could list a lot of cases of discrimination that happened

since the Virus spread started. You ask yourself

if we are really living in the twentieth century, in which

society should already be over with discriminating others.

During the Coronavirus crisis, these cases have been

getting worse. Since the outbreak originated in Wuhan-

China, people of Chinese or East Asian origin, as well as

from areas with high infection rates, such as Italy, have

been discriminated, leading to aggression against them,

division of the population, confrontations, protests, etc.

This was exacerbated by social media and comments

from authorities whose words have caused a very negative

impact on society.

The most evident examples of discrimination that have

been caused by the crisis of the coronavirus have been

seen in the United States.. Donald Trump (the current

President of the United States) as the most powerful

authority in the US has not collaborated in smoothing the

situation, instead, with his comments in different speeches,

he has sharpened the division of the population, between

neofascists/conservative and those who fight for

true democracy and equal rights.

This is how we can recognize that the way of speaking,

acting and misinforming increases discrimination in the

population.

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