The effects of misleading media reports about COVID-19 on Chinese tourists’ mental health: a perspective article

Yi Zheng; Edmund Goh; Jun Wen

doi:10.1080/13032917.2020.1747208

The effects of misleading media reports about COVID-19 on Chinese tourists’ mental health: a perspective article

Yi Zheng, Edmund Goh, Jun Wen^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. This pandemic has since saturated the headlines of major international media channels that disseminate information to global citizens. However, some media coverage of COVID-19 has negatively influenced Chinese travellers’ mental health due to the outbreak having been labelled “Chinese virus pandemonium.” Key world leaders have also parroted such sensationalism; for example, President Donald Trump called COVID-19 the “Chinese virus”. This discriminatory labelling has resulted in violent attacks on Chinese international travellers and students. This perspective article explores how misleading and discriminatory media reports may affect the mental well-being of ethnically Chinese travellers during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	337-340
Number of pages	4
Journal	Anatolia
Volume	31
Issue number	2
Early online date	28 Mar 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2020.1747208
Publication status	Published - 2 Apr 2020
Externally published	Yes

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