Dutch DJ Lex Gaarthuis apologised for playing the song “Prevention is Better than Chinese”. Photo: Facebook
Dutch DJ Lex Gaarthuis apologised for playing the song “Prevention is Better than Chinese”. Photo: Facebook

Has coronavirus prompted rise in racist incidents across Europe?

  • A Dutch DJ prompted a national outcry playing a song mocking the Chinese, while in Italy a well-known musician stepped in to save a man from an attack
  • Senior officials have called on people across the continent to fight ‘stigma and discrimination’

Dutch DJ Lex Gaarthuis apologised for playing the song “Prevention is Better than Chinese”. Photo: Facebook
Dutch DJ Lex Gaarthuis apologised for playing the song “Prevention is Better than Chinese”. Photo: Facebook
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