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For instance, the official name 'COVID-19' or the colloquial term 'coronavirus' is preferred instead of 'Chinese virus', 'Wuhan virus' or 'Asian virus', which attach ethnicities or locations to the disease. UNICEF and the WHO also recommend the usage of 'people who have COVID-19' instead of 'COVID-19 cases' or 'COVID-19 victims'.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated inequalities through uneven effects across social domains. [11] Some of these impacts include disproportionate financial toll, crime, education, human rights, xenophobia and racism, disproportionate impacts by gender, and racial inequalities.
There were two incidents of women driven to suicide as a result of COVID-19 blaming and discrimination against Shincheonji members. On February 26, a female Shincheonji member was reportedly being attacked by her husband who was trying to compel her to leave Shincheonji, and died after falling from her seventh floor apartment. [52]
The HHS advises individuals to check with local retailers and pharmacies to see where at-home tests are for sale. ... If you are interested in obtaining a free COVID-19 test you can visit ...
In addition to the new round of free at-home tests, the public also has access to newly approved COVID-19 vaccines, which have been updated to protect against more recent strains of the virus ...
Discrimination against Muslims in India escalated after public health authorities identified an Islamic missionary (Tablighi Jamaat) group's gathering in New Delhi in early March 2020 as a source of spread. [8] As of late April 2020, Paris had seen riots break out over police treatment of marginalised ethnic groups during the then in-place ...
The indigenous have been discriminated against because of their language, culture, stature, dress or indigenous features they have. “I think that racism among Mexican mixed bloods is so deep ...
Protest against COVID-19 closure in Huntington Beach, California, on May 3. The city has been a hotbed of anti-lockdown protests throughout 2020. On April 17, a group of more than 200 protested against the stay-at-home rules in Huntington Beach. The protesters demanded the reopening of California's economy.