COQUITLAM, B.C. It was supposed to be a peaceful end to a busy day. On Thursday evening, Gina Chong and her friend were strolling along Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam. A stranger asked them to take a photo of her using her phone. Citing COVID-19 concerns, the pair declined. Chong says that’s when the woman went on a racist tirade. “We heard from her, ‘This COVID came from you guys. Go back to China. It came from your country,’” Chong told CTV News Vancouver. Chong, who was born and raised in Canada, pulled out her cell phone and began recording the woman, who is seen on video berating the pair. Chong says her first reaction isn’t normally to record a negative encounter, but the pandemic has her on edge.