Staffer ousted after urging boycott of Asian businesses over Coronavirus fears
Fear and misinformation about the coronavirus is spreading faster than the virus itself, according to elected officials and Asian-American community leaders in Brooklyn, who said two troubling incidents are raising a great deal of concern.
Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus fired a member of her staff after the worker shared an anti-Asian message on Facebook that urged patrons to avoid Chinese restaurants during the epidemic.
Marilyn Franks, who worked as a receptionist in Frontus’ Coney Island district office, shared a Facebook message that urged people to not eat in Chinese restaurants and to avoid other Chinese businesses.