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A new corona virus is no excuse to break out the racism

Update (April 23, 2020): The headline and sections of this article have been updated from their original version in order to clarify information that was inconclusive or partial at the time of writing. By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor By now, “coronavirus” is practically a household term, spoken in hushed, anxious whispers, and accompanied by sidelong glances whenever a shy cough is heard in a crowd. But fear of the new 2019–nCoV bug — from the same family as Sudden acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the common cold — is just as viral as the illness it causes. This viral fear has…

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