Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.Among white people, perceptions of discrimination increased from 4% to 9%.The percentage of people who wore face masks in public and experienced discrimination over the same period increased from 11% to 14%.Researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, conducted the survey.
It followed media reports early in the pandemic of discriminatory behavior toward people with a greater apparent risk of infection.The American Journal of Preventive Medicine has published the results as a preproof.