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World J Clin Cases. 2020 Feb 26;8(4):652-657. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.652. [h=1]Fear can be more harmful than the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in controlling the corona virus disease 2019 epidemic.[/h]
Ren SY[SUP]1[/SUP], Gao RD[SUP]2[/SUP], Chen YL[SUP]3[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] The current corona virus disease 2019 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 started in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has put the world on alert. To safeguard Chinese citizens and to strengthen global health security, China has made great efforts to control the epidemic. Many in the global community have joined China to limit the epidemic. However, discrimination and prejudice driven by fear or misinformation have been flowing globally, superseding evidence and jeopardizing the anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 efforts. We analyze this phenomenon and its underlying causes and suggest practical solutions.
?The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Coronavirus; Coronavirus disease 2019; Discrimination; Fear; Outbreak; Prejudice; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
PMID: 32149049 PMCID: PMC7052559 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.652
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Ren SY[SUP]1[/SUP], Gao RD[SUP]2[/SUP], Chen YL[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] The current corona virus disease 2019 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 started in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has put the world on alert. To safeguard Chinese citizens and to strengthen global health security, China has made great efforts to control the epidemic. Many in the global community have joined China to limit the epidemic. However, discrimination and prejudice driven by fear or misinformation have been flowing globally, superseding evidence and jeopardizing the anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 efforts. We analyze this phenomenon and its underlying causes and suggest practical solutions.
?The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Coronavirus; Coronavirus disease 2019; Discrimination; Fear; Outbreak; Prejudice; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
PMID: 32149049 PMCID: PMC7052559 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.652
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