The spreading global pandemic has tested the competing interests of public health and privacy, with thousands of individuals experiencing both physical illness and the less-visible stigma that can come with it.

The federal health minister and her Ontario counterpart are urging people not to give in to misinformation and stigma surrounding the novel coronavirus.

Mayor John Tory, along with members of Toronto Public Health and other council members, condemned the stigmatization of the Chinese Canadian community over coronavirus Wednesday.