On Tuesday, residents used their daily exercise to take part in collective online action by wearing red and running or walking in solidarity with Dr Wang with scores of people uploading pictures to social media. Southampton Stand Up To Racism convenor, Steve Squibbs said the events “received a fantastic response from the community, who mobilised in large numbers at short notice to send a clear message that racism and racist violence will not be tolerated.” He added: “Verbal and physical abuse directed at East and South East Asian communities has sadly been on the rise since the start of the pandemic.”