Spate of anti-Chinese incidents in Italy amid coronavirus panic

Several incidents of xenophobia reported, along with long queues to buy face masks

Chinese people in Italy have been the target of racist abuse as paranoia mounts over the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

A number of people in the country have been tested for the virus in recent days and the results have so far been negative. Tests were carried out on Thursday on two passengers onboard a cruise ship in the port city of Civitavecchia.

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