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Old 22-03-2020, 14:23   #987
jfman
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
The problem is, people *are* being hostile to the Chinese as a result of this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...virus_pandemic. Hostility, in a lot of cases, involving violence.

I'm not defending the Chinese. I have little doubt that their practices helped this virus spread to Humans, and while they are sharing data now, there is apparently some concern that they didn't share it quick enough. But I do think it wrong to blame invidividual people who may, or may not, have anything to do with it.
I was sent a text a few weeks back by someone who was slightly worried that they were sitting next to Chinese people in a restaurant. I pointed out at that point they were far more at risk from people who had spent a romantic weekend in Northern Italy.
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