Xenophobia and racism against people of Chinese and East Asian descent have also been noted due to the outbreak, fuelling fear and __31__ across various countries. People in places as far away as the United States have been avoiding contact with Chinese people. Misinformation spread primarily __32__ about the coronavirus has led the WHO to declare an "infodemic" on February 2.
      As Mainland China is a major economy and a manufacturing hub, the viral outbreak has been seen to
pose a major destabilizing threat to the global economy. Some analysts have estimated that the economic
fallout of the epidemic on global growth could surpass that of the SARS outbreak.
      The public has often taken precautions which are beyond what is advised by health __33__. There is
widespread use of __34__ masks by healthy people in many areas. Some people are panic-buying __35__products and disinfectants to keep their hands "clean."
【題組】31.
(A) friendship
(B) kindness
(C) understanding
(D) hostility