**7. Stigma and discrimination with corona positive people**

The threat of getting infected can change our responses to ordinary interactions, leading us to behave in unexpected ways. Publishing the personal data of people infected with COVID-19 or data of those who are suspicious of having the virus, jeopardizes their safety and well being. This way people themselves are exposed to public lynching, and declared dangerous to public health, the blame for the infection is sought on them and they are marked as irresponsible, reckless, and dangerous citizen. The WHO has also issued specific psycho-social considerations for abating the growing stigma of COVID-19 [12].

People who tested positive often become fearful of seeking help or even discussing symptoms. They put themselves and society into risk and increase the rate of transmission. We are all fed by fear, internalized racism and misinformation. And this will increase with increase of no. of cases, rising mortality rate and limited testing facilities.

How are corona positive been discriminated?


Effects of stigma and discrimination with corona positive:

