Stress of the COVID-19 pandemic has been magnified by racism: Chinese-Canadian community leaders

Chinese-Canadian community leaders say the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic has been magnified by racism.

Vancouver police reported a surge in anti-Asian hate crime in 2020, with seniors being attacked and businesses vandalized.

The president of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice, Amy Go, says the initial rhetoric around the COVID-19 virus, has been harmful to the Chinese-Canadian community.

Some labelled it as the "Wuhan virus" or the "China virus."

Go says grocery stores, restaurants and other businesses owned by Chinese-Canadians have been particularly affected by misinformation about the virus.