隔离病毒，而不是隔离种族
当地时间2月2日，一名戴着口罩，蒙住眼睛的华裔青年站在意大利佛罗伦萨人来人往的街头，他身旁的牌子上写着“我不是病毒，我是人类，不要对我有歧视”，不少路人走上前来与他拥抱。
这是意大利的中意青年联合会在佛罗伦萨街头进行的一次呼吁反歧视的活动。
An Italian Chinese young man named Massimiliano Martigli Jiang conducted a test on the streets of Florence, Italy, on Sunday, during which he blindfolded his eyes and put on a mask, with a paper board placed near him reading "I'm not Virus. I'm Human. ERADICATE PREJUDICE."
In the video, many pedestrians embraced him and expressed their love and encouragement.
此前，2月1日，佛罗伦萨市长纳德拉在推特发起了“拥抱一个中国人”的活动，意大利民众纷纷响应，在社交媒体上发布拥抱合影。
Before the test, on Saturday, mayor of Florence Dario Nardella initiated an event on Twitter called "hug a Chinese," calling on everyone to get united in the battle against the virus and the prejudice and racism that has been seen across the world.
随着新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情在海外传播，近日来，世界各地不断出现针对华人乃至亚裔群体的种族歧视事例。
1月27日，丹麦销量最高的报纸之一——《日德兰邮报》刊登了侮辱五星红旗的漫画，漫画将中国五星红旗上的5颗星星改为冠状病毒。
据英国谢菲尔德当地媒体《星报》报道，当地时间1月30日13时许，一名中国留学生在前往谢菲尔德大学的路上，因佩戴口罩遭到路人的谩骂与推搡。
当地时间1月31日下午，在德国柏林的米特区，两名（国籍不明的）女性袭击了一名23岁的中国女性。
Facebook上的一段视频显示，2月2日纽约华埠附近的格兰街地铁站内，一名面戴黄色口罩的亚裔女性试图追上一名非裔但被其辱骂殴打。
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把病毒“种族化”，在疫情扩散的背景下，显然是值得警惕的。
联合国秘书长古特雷斯4日在纽约联合国总部举行了2020年的首场记者会，在回答记者关于新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情的问题时他说，当前新型肺炎疫情发展很快，在这种严峻的情况下，有时会出现针对无辜人群的歧视、侵犯人权以及污名化等行为，这令他感到担忧。
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday voiced concern about the possibility of discrimination against certain groups of people due to the novel coronavirus epidemic.
"It's easy to move into ... perspectives in which there tends to be discrimination; there tends to be violation of human rights; there tends to be stigma on innocent people just because of their ethnicity," Guterres said during a press conference.
古特雷斯还强调，设法防止歧视、侵犯人权等现象非常重要。他呼吁国际社会加强对无辜人群和受病毒感染人群的关注，防止他们遭到侮辱和污名化。
He appealed for "a strong feeling of international solidarity, a strong feeling of support to China in these difficult circumstances but also to other countries that might be impacted," and "a strong concern to avoid the stigmatization of people that are innocent and that might be victims of that situation."
对此，多国政府、海外华人和外国友人，都在用自己的方式传达善意，呼吁共同抗击疫情。
日本厚生劳动省决定不公布确诊患者的国籍，从日本寄回国捐赠给武汉的物资包装箱上写着“山川异域，风月同天”、“岂曰无衣，与子同裳”。1月31日，有日本学校专门向学生家长发出公开信，教育孩子注意言行，“不要对中国以及在武汉生活的人产生言论上的不平等对待”。
Photo of the letter sent to parents by a Japanese primary school goes viral on Chinese social media. /Photo via Sina Weibo
Earlier this month, a letter issued by a Japanese primary school to the parents of the students went viral on Chinese social media Sina Weibo. In the letter, the school informed the parents about the epidemic happening in China and the other areas of the world, reminded them to instruct their kids in prevention measures, and asking them to approach the situation in the right way.
2月1日，新加坡总理李显龙出席活动时表示，该疫情属公共卫生事件，并非国家和种族间的问题。中国正在尽其所能遏制病毒传播。
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on February 1 that the novel coronavirus outbreak is a public health emergency.
"It is not a matter of nationality or race. It is a public health issue," he said. "Some people don't know about it, and with regret, we have seen the phenomenon of Chinese exclusion in some countries. We can understand the fear, but we have to calm down, be logical and know the facts, and to identify what needs to be prevented."
2月2日，加拿大卫生部长哈伊杜明确表示：“加拿大不会跟随美国和澳洲限制中国人(或去过中国的外国人)入境。我们认为禁止入境的做法现在没有支持的证据，也并不合理。”
同日，加拿大总理特鲁多亲自出席多伦多Woodside Square的华人新春拜年活动并在讲话中称“在加拿大，没有任何地方可以容忍由于恐惧和错误信息而产生的歧视，这是加拿大人永远都不能容忍的”。
"We need to support each other and stay united," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at a Chinese New Year celebration in Toronto on Saturday.
"Let me make it clear, there is no place in our country for discrimination driven by fear or misinformation. That is something Canadians will ever stand for," he said.
社交网络上的视频博主们纷纷挺身而出，对抗因疫情而起的不公和歧视。
在CGTN的脸书与推特账号下，也常见海外网友们的关切与鼓励。
“其他国家不应该用自己的标准去评价中国，也许是时候向中国学习了。当一些人的国家被种族、歧视、宗教分裂的时候，中国正团结起来去面对所有的挑战，享受平等，传播人道主义。”
“我真诚地希望最糟糕的已经过去，我们可以在接下来的几个星期里听到好消息。加油，那些善良的武汉人，全世界都在向你们英雄般的坚守和牺牲致意！”
需要被隔离的是病毒，而不是种族。
这应该是共识，也是常识。
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