False information about the virus has circulated on the Internet, and incidents of xenophobia and discrimination have occurred against Chinese people, other people of East and Southeast Asian descent and appearance, as well as to others from areas with high cases of the virus.
Uwongo kuhusu virusi imeenea mtandaoni, na kumekuwa na matukio ya ubaguzi wa watu kutoka nchi zingine na ubaguzi dhidi ya Wachina, watu wengine kutoka maeneo ya Mashariki na Kusini-mashariki ya Asia au kuwa na mwonekano huo, na wengine kutoka maeneo yaliyo na visa vingi ya virusi.