{"id":14822,"date":"2020-09-23T19:52:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T19:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=14822"},"modified":"2020-09-23T19:52:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T19:52:23","slug":"red-cross-warns-coronavirus-is-driving-discrimination-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/red-cross-warns-coronavirus-is-driving-discrimination-in-asia","title":{"rendered":"Red Cross warns coronavirus is driving discrimination in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: REUTERS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned on Thursday that the novel coronavirus is driving discrimination towards vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>The humanitarian agency surveyed 5,000 people in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Pakistan and found about half blamed a specific group for\u00a0spreading the coronavirus, with many mentioning\u00a0Chinese people, immigrants and foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is particularly concerning that both national migrant and foreign workers are blamed for the spread of COVID-19 as they are quite vulnerable already,\u201d Dr Viviane Fluck, one of the lead researchers and the agency\u2019s Asia Pacific community engagement and accountability coordinator, told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>She said there should be more focus on combating \u201crumors that are linked to underlying power dynamics and structural issues of inequality\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>More than half of the Indonesians surveyed blamed \u201cforeigners and rule-breakers\u201d while in Myanmar, the groups most often thought to be responsible were people from China and other foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>In Malaysia, two-thirds blamed a \u201cspecific group\u201d, most frequently mentioning migrants, foreign tourists and \u201cillegal foreigners\u201d, the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysian authorities arrested hundreds of undocumented migrants and refugees in May in a crackdown the United Nations said could push vulnerable groups into hiding and prevent them from seeking treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Police said at the time the operation was aimed at preventing people from traveling amid movement curbs.<\/p>\n<p>In Pakistan, most people surveyed blamed inadequate government controls on the Iranian border, followed by nationals including pilgrims coming back from Iran and then\u00a0people from China.<\/p>\n<p>In all four countries, higher education had a small impact on whether respondents blamed a specific group, with university graduates slightly less likely\u00a0to hold certain people responsible, the researchers said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: REUTERS AfricaPress-Kenya: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned on Thursday that the novel coronavirus is driving discrimination towards vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners. 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