Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the life of a common man
throughout the world since its first case was reported in Wuhan, China,
during December of 2019. The disease has been a substantial burden on
the healthcare, economic, social, educational, and financial systems of
low-, middle- or high-income countries. It certainly created a lot of
stigma among people as on the one side there were doctor’s
recommendations and awareness sessions, while on the other hand people
started believing in myths and their uncertainty forced them to believe
any vague information, even it didn’t take time to generate
discrimination, inequity among masses of people throughout the globe.
Doctors and front-line workers were badly treated, assaulted, spat on,
and physically abused as people feared that they are carriers of the
disease. There is evidence suggesting that Chinese people were
victimized by racism, even Chinese restaurants were shut down as people
feared to go in.