A Virus Doesn't Discriminate

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The coronavirus pandemic has fueled a surge in racism against Asian-Americans around the country. CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta hears from some Americans who've personally experienced racism and talks about why there's no place for hate in our country. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	That was a very basic comment.
0:04.4	Yeah?
0:05.4	Yeah.
0:06.4	Wow, great.
0:07.4	I said, you dropped your coronavirus.
0:09.0	He kept like the rant just kept going on and on.
0:12.1	He was using a lot of bad words.
0:14.7	You guys are not a virus.
0:16.7	The real virus is the way that we treat each other.
0:20.0	As word spread of a new virus out of Wuhan, China, a stigma spread with it.
0:25.8	Maybe you've seen the videos on social media of Asian Americans being harassed on the
0:30.2	street or in public transit.
0:32.9	It's hard to watch, but it's important to talk about.
0:36.5	The thing is a virus doesn't care about borders, nor does it care about the race of whom it
0:41.9	infects.
0:42.9	A virus doesn't discriminate.
0:46.2	Nor should we.
0:47.8	I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent.
0:51.8	This is coronavirus, fact versus fiction.
0:59.8	So we were working, clearly a television crew working, and a man walked up, and he said
1:06.3	something right next to my producer.
1:09.3	That's my colleague, King Law, senior national correspondent for CNN.
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