Chinese Canadians Respond to Pandemic

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Five years on, Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over pandemic precautions

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Chinese Canadians recall how early precautions were met with ridicule, ridicule and hostility.

Many Chinese restaurants in Metro Vancouver reported a sharp slide in business as Chinese community members hunkered down in January 2020 around Lunar New Year when eateries are traditionally filled to capacity.

Some new year festivities in B.C. were cancelled in 2020 , while others were downsized or sparsely attended.

Richmond 's COVID-19 cases in Chinese community were the lowest since we paid so much attention to the pandemic, Zhang says.

Health officials in Canada initially recommended against mask use by healthy, asymptomatic individuals.

That ran counter to what health officials were saying in China and Hong Kong .

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