With a spike in anti-Asian discrimination related to the coronavirus pandemic, New York City has formed a team to respond to the incidents.
The New York City Commission on Human Rights announced Sunday that the coronavirus response team would handle reports of harassment and discrimination related to the outbreak, and that the team is made up of attorneys and members of the agency's law enforcement and community relations departments.Since February, the agency has recorded 248 reports of harassment and discrimination related to coronavirus, more than 40% of which were anti-Asian.
Woman records racist coronavirus rant while on subway 02:42The cases that are reportedRead MoreMalalis' agency looks at reports of discrimination and harassment that are violations of civil law, while NYPD looks at potential violations of criminal law. Of the 90 hate crimes that NYPD has recorded so far in 2020, 11 have been related to coronavirus, and there was one anti-Asian hate crime reported.
Racism and xenophobia are on the rise as the coronavirus spreads 05:56National rhetoricMalalis said she is troubled by comments that President Trump has made, including publicly calling Covid-19 the"Chinese virus.""One would hope that they could look to leaders to instill some sort of calm and safety and security," Malalis said.
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