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name: yulin Bai
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As an international student, the coronavirus made me realize that this crisis is not a problem of a single country, but a problem that all mankind should strive to solve. At first, no one cared about the disaster. It's just a fire, a drought, a species extinction, a city disappearance, until the disaster is closely related to everyone. This is a line from my favorite movie. What I didn't expect is that this sentence has now become a reality. At the beginning of the epidemic, no one cared, including myself. When the virus really came, we were completely unprepared. Everything was so sudden. I watch thousands of people infected with coronavirus every day, and the number of people infected increases day by day. From dozens of new people a day to tens of thousands of new people a day, that fear slowly enveloped me. At this time, I really found that human beings are fragile and insignificant in front of nature. But during the epidemic, I saw the good side of human nature. For example, doctors, military, nurses and so on working in the front line. They are people's protectors and work at their most critical times. They serve patients regardless of personal safety. Of course, I also saw the ugly side of human nature during the epidemic. When masks become a necessity, some people buy all masks and hand sanitizers, and sell them to the people who really need them for a few more than usual. There are also politicians who don't want to stop the spread of the virus but blame China for bringing it to the United States. Despite the huge ideological differences between China and the United States, and the sharp decline in Sino US relations in recent years, the virus is a problem for all mankind. Two months ago, I saw an outbreak of the covid 19 virus in the United States, which now infects 300000 people. I'm really not prepared for the result.



I thought that the action to prevent the spread of the virus in China on January 18 would make the world pay attention to covid 19. The outbreak of covid 19 can be completely contained through international cooperation, exchange of virus prevention experience, open data and other methods. But in the two months of China's struggle, for the world, the United States did not seem to get key information about covid 19. And President trump even declared covid 19 a "Chinese virus.". An article in the New York Times criticized Trump's behavior and believed that his behavior would bring more discrimination to Asian Americans. Really, instead of blaming others or shirking responsibility, it's better to do something to improve the current situation. Those who lie in hospitals don't need an object they can blame but need protection and treatment.


reference：

Stevens, M. (2020, March 29). Coronavirus Taunts Evoke a Painful History for Asian-American Leaders. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/politics/coronavirus-asian-americans.html