The trainee lawyer said they attempted to ignore the man despite him trying to spit at one of her girlfriends.
Meera Solanki was at a Birmingham bar in the UK when her friend Mandy Huang, 28 was accused of carrying coronavirus by a group of Asian men.
Meera Solanki, 29 was punched in the head after defending her friend Mandy Huang, 28, from a man telling her to ‘take your f***ing coronavirus and take it back home’. Picture: BPM/australscope A police spokesperson said they are investigating the case after one woman was assaulted and another was racially abused in Hockley, England.
“We are very concerned about xenophobia and any sort of racial profiling, which is completely abhorrent,” he said.Both Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese said Australians must “stand up and speak out” against racism in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. “This is a very significant challenge, and the Chinese-Australian community has risen to that challenge,” Mr Morrison said on February 11.Ms Solanki was celebrating her 29th birthday at Birmingham’s Ana Rocha Bar and Gallery in the UK when she was attacked at about 2am on Sunday. Picture: BPM/australscopeCoronavirus has killed more than 2400 people since its outbreak in December last year.
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