'The idea that this disease is mapped onto certain countries and not others is one key way in which we are going to hinder our ways of containing this disease.'
Chang said such a ban left many workers stranded in both the Philippines and Taiwan. The travel restrictions were lifted less than two weeks later. Taiwan has now reported 49 confirmed cases, whereas mainland China has reported more than 80,000, according to Johns Hopkins.
The country's history of Chinese discrimination, including the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 that barred Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S., has played a role in the backlash Asian Americans may be experiencing. Businesses in Asian communities, specifically in Chinatowns, have also suffered in the face of coronavirus and the anti-Chinese rhetoric that has followed.
Shop keepers await customers in the Chinatown district, March 4, 2020 in Sydney, Australia as business declines during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Local politicians, like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, have shown support for the city's Chinatown by visiting the area.
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