TORONTO People are changing their profile pictures on social media to honour a San Francisco senior who died after being shoved to the ground in what his family alleges was a racially-motivated attack. Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84, died on Jan. 31 at San Francisco General Hospital “from injuries sustained while on his morning walk in the Anza Vista neighbourhood” a few days earlier, according to the GoFundMe organized by family member Eric Lawson. Lawson describes Ratanapakdee as originally from Thailand, and a “nearly blind, gentle person, beloved by his family,” who was “violently taken from them.” “Our family has endured multiple verbal anti-Asian attacks since the beginning of the pandemic.this time it was fatal. Racism has once again proven deadly. Anti-Asian racism has become a very serious danger to all Asian Americans, particularly in San Francisco,” Lawson wrote.
The family members of an 84-year-old man killed in a seemingly unprovoked attack last week in San Francisco said Monday that they believe the victim was targeted because he was an Asian senior citizen.
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With COVID-19 variants creeping in, health experts suggest two masks are better than one
An extra mask could better protect the public from more contagious variants, but fit and filters are still most important factors.
Doctors are reminding everyone to keep-up their guard as the state eases up on coronavirus restrictions.
In fact, many of them now recommend wearing 2 masks to protect against new variants that are more contagious.
News Channel 3’s Dani Romero spoke with a medical expert on his advice and shows us how we can make the most of our masks.
“A little bit nervous about the new strain out so I am doing what I can and double masking, said Ricky Strauss, owner of Sunny Dunes barber shop.