The deadly coronavirus outbreak is sparking anti-Asian bigotry, hysteria and violence around the globe as the spread of rumor and misinformation grips people with fear.On Feb. 4 in Bolivia, three Japanese tourists in their 20s visiting the Uyuni salt flats were quarantined at a local hospital, despite having no history of traveling to China nor exhibiting any symptoms of the pneumonia-causing infection.After being briefly isolated, the three were released, but the actions of the local authorities' in the South American country demonstrate the pernicious combination of misinformation and pan…READ FULL ARTICLE
