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Should internal migrants be held accountable for spreading COVID-19?

Should internal migrants be held accountable for spreading COVID-19?

The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has quickly swept through China, and mass internal migration during the Chinese Spring Festival is now widely blamed for this. This statement, we argue, is misleading. Internal migrants should not be held responsible for the initial spread of COVID-19, as those cities first affected …