More reports of racism towards ‘Asian’ doctors over coronavirus

Frontline staff are experiencing 'unacceptable' abuse due to fears about the virus, says Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital ED director Dr Stuart Lewena
Dr Stuart Lewena
Dr Stuart Lewena

At least one family has requested that a doctor of Asian appearance not treat their child, as Australian medical staff feel the effects of racism over coronavirus.

The director of emergency medicine at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital has confirmed that frontline workers have been subjected to such behaviour amid an environment of “paranoia and fear” over the coronavirus.