Is saying "Don't be" correct? Yes it is. It simply means "Don't be sorry." I am not a native speaker. But I think that it is correct. Here, I quote from https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/be : "The verb be is used as an auxiliary verb and it can also be used as a main verb. ... More @Wikipedia
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