Italian mayor Dario Nardella starts initiative to eliminate phobia of Chinese during #CoronavirusOutbreak Florence mayor Dario Nardella on Saturday launched an anti-discrimination initiative on Twitter to eradicate phobia of Chinese who work and travel in Italy, as two Chinese tourists in Rome were tested positive for coronavirus in late January. The mayor used the tag #AbbracciaUnCinese, meaning, “Hug a Chinese,” and he hugged a Chinese representative from a Florence’s Sino-Italian association