Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus testing as the country steps up its fight against imported infections.
As a result, nearly 2,000 people they came into contact with had to be tested for Covid-19 or undergo quarantine, state media said. “Everywhere the police see us, they will come and pursue us and tell us to go home. But where can we go?” he said.Other Africans said the community had been subject to mass Covid-19 testing even though many had not left China recently, and were placed under arbitrary quarantine at home or in hotels.
The US State Department on Saturday issued an alert advising African Americans, or those with potential contact with African nationals, to avoid Guangzhou. Last week a controversial cartoon depicting foreigners as different types of trash to be sorted through went viral on social media. “I want to emphasise that the Chinese government treats all foreigners in China equally,” said spokesman Zhao Lijian on Thursday, urging local officials to “improve their working mechanisms”.
Ruraltarain Here is backgroung to story
You do realize you just called it the “China virus” in a headline about racism!!
China virus blamed on Africans
If you're calling Covid-19/Coronavirus by that name then it's YOU trying to provoke racist attacks. Shameful.
WHY TARGET THE AFRICANS WHEN THE VIRUS STARTED IN THEIR COUNTRY AND IS NOW AFFECTING OUR AFRICANS! SPEECHLESS
Africans should just open their eyes, the biggest Racists are No longer whites, but Chinese, Arabs and Indians like sramphaul.
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