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Chinese Sex Workers in New Zealand Shunned Aid Coronavirus Fear
(SCMP, 2020.02.04)
Chinese sex workers in Mew Zealand are claiming to be Korean, Japanese, or simply “Asian” in their online advertisements as clients give them a wide berth amid fears over the Coronavirus outbreak.
One Chinese sex worker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said she had edited her nationality from Chinese to Asian in two sex directory advertisements online... Read more
AFRO's Comments:
Health is precious. Yet patients can be too easily stigmatised and infected persons may even be seen by others as viruses themselves.
The above report reflects a fear of the epidemic and discrimination within the sex industry. The sex worker mentioned in the report is a New Zealand resident and hasn’t been back to China for years. Yet she feels she is seen as virus because of her ethnicity.
Fear is also infectious. To fight the epidemic, we need facts, not fear. Let’s all stay alert, and keep calm.
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