Student hurt in racist Coronavirus attack in London

A 23-year-old Singapore man of Chinese ethnicity who was studying in London has spoken out about racism linked to the coronavirus after suffering facial injuries in a “racially aggravated assault.”

Jonathan Mok wrote about his ordeal in a public post on Facebook Monday, detailing how he was attacked by a group of people on Oxford Street, a busy shopping area in the centre of the British capital,reports the CNN .

Jonathan Mok said he was attacked in London, causing injury to his right eye. He posted two photos of his face on social media, explaining: “One image was taken in the mirror and hence, the laterally inverted image. The image that seems so be much swollen was taken as a selfie– and the bruising only developed in the following day.” This photo was taken the day after the assault.

The attack comes at a time of increasing xenophobia against people of East Asian appearance in the UK and around the world.