4 years, 6 months ago

Racism contributing to coronavirus deaths among ethnic minorities, leaked official report says

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The draft document drawn up by Public Health England says that historical discrimination and racism may mean that people from a Bame background are less likely to seek care or ask for better protective equipment. “The unequal impact of Covid-19 on Bame communities may be explained by a number of factors ranging from social and economic inequalities, racism, discrimination and stigma, occupational risk, inequalities in the prevalence of conditions that increase the severity of disease including obesity, diabetes, hypertension and asthma,” the document says. Sky News previously reported that Public Health England recommendations on how to address inequalities over Covid-19 had been delayed because of “worries” around “current global events” – widely taken to be a reference to Black Lives Matter protests. The leak comes after the British Medical Association wrote to the health secretary, Matt Hancock, to ask why a section with recommendations for safeguarding Bame communities was “omitted” from an earlier report.

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3 years, 9 months ago

Institutional racism exists in UK and healthcare, says head of NHS race body

The Independent

3 years, 9 months ago

The government’s race report denies the experiences of thousands of people in the UK

The Independent

3 years, 9 months ago

These race report findings are very convenient for Boris Johnson

The Independent

3 years, 9 months ago

UK’s ‘colour-blind’ vaccine strategy puts ethnic minorities at risk, experts warn

The Independent

3 years, 9 months ago

BAME communities are being put at risk by UK's 'colour-blind' Covid vaccine strategy, experts warn

Daily Mail

Black and ethnic minority people are being put at risk by the UK's 'colour-blind' Covid vaccination strategy, experts warned today. Studies show Covid death rates are highest in BAME communities, which experts say is because ethnic minorities are more likely to get infected in the first place because they live in deprived areas, use public transport, work public-facing jobs and …

3 years, 10 months ago

TV ad to encourage black people and ethnic minorities to get Covid vaccine

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An advert featuring black and British-Asian celebrities is set to air …

3 years, 11 months ago

'Eye of the storm': Diverse east London grapples with virus

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I wipe the handles, the seat belt, after every …

3 years, 11 months ago

The Lancet editor: UK ‘steadfastly refused to follow the science’

Al Jazeera

As the UK struggles to contain the coronavirus crisis, Richard Horton says the government should have implemented strict lockdowns as soon as infections rose. So I would predict, despite the fact that we’re trying to immunise millions of people, that it’s going to take us beyond Easter before we’re going to be able to lift the lockdown restrictions. Because the …

4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: 20 recommendations from Doreen Lawrence for government to protect ethnic minority people from Covid

The Independent

4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Bame communities could be disproportionally hit by economic fallout of pandemic, Doreen Lawrence warns

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities are at risk of being …

4 years, 5 months ago

It’s time for action on racial inequality from the government. We’ve talked long enough

The Independent

4 years, 5 months ago

Study Points to Race, Equipment Access for Higher Coronavirus Risk in Health Staff

News 18

Researchers raised fears that "systematic racism" in the provision of protective equipment was putting minority health workers at greater risk on Friday, as a study showed higher coronavirus infection rates among British and American medical staff. The report, published in The Lancet Public Health journal, found that frontline healthcare workers were over three times more likely to test positive than …

4 years, 6 months ago

Eleven charts that show extent of racial inequality in the UK

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Stop-and-search rates between 2018 and 2019 show that black …

4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus tracked: How Covid-19 deaths in the UK compare by race and ethnicity

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A report from Public Health England in early June found that the death risk …

4 years, 7 months ago

More than half of pregnant women in UK hospitals with Covid-19 are minorities, study finds

CNN

London CNN — More than half of pregnant women admitted to UK hospitals with Covid-19 were from black or other ethnic minority groups, according to a national study published Monday in the BMJ medical journal. Researchers led by the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Population Health warned that although transmission of the virus to infants was uncommon and most …

4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Equalities watchdog to launch probe into ‘entrenched racial inequalities’ laid bare by pandemic

The Independent

4 years, 7 months ago

Black Lives Matter: How to support anti-racist organisations in the UK if you can’t donate

The Independent

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4 years, 7 months ago

People from ethnic minorities are up to 50% more likely to die from coronavirus than white people, UK report finds

CNN

CNN — People from the UK’s ethnic minority communities are up to 50% more likely to die with coronavirus than their white British peers, a government review has found. In an address to parliament later Tuesday, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “Being black or from a minority ethnic background is a major risk factor.” Hancock admitted that there was …

4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus police powers must be narrowed to stop racial disproportionality, government told

The Independent

4 years, 7 months ago

Why is coronavirus killing BAME Britons?

Al Jazeera

UK public health inquiry explores whether discrimination is partly to blame. According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics black people are four times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white people. Under growing political pressure, the British government and National Health Service have launched a public health inquiry with initial findings due at the end of May. Research …

4 years, 7 months ago

The disparity in coronavirus deaths shows we must tackle the structural inequalities in our society

The Independent

4 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson urged to launch independent public inquiry into disproportionate impact of coronavirus on ethnic minorities

The Independent

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4 years, 8 months ago

Data shows virus death risk twice as high for black Britons

Associated Press

LONDON — Almost all ethnic minorities in Britain are at greater risk of dying with the coronavirus, and black men and black women are nearly twice as likely to die than white individuals, according to an analysis by the national statistics agency. The analysis found that along with black Britons, people of Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, and mixed ethnicity have a …

4 years, 8 months ago

UK coronavirus: Black people four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people, ONS data shows

CNN

London CNN — Black people in the UK are four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people and a number of other ethnic groups are also at an increased risk, according to new data released Thursday. Even after taking into account age, demographic factors and measures of self-reported health problems, black people were still almost twice as …

4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Black African Brits dying at 3.5 times rate of white people, study finds

The Independent

4 years, 8 months ago

UK: Black Africans dying at much higher rate than white Britons

Al Jazeera

Exposure to infection and health risks combined with social inequalities could explain alarming figures, IFS says. Coronavirus patients from Black African backgrounds are dying in United Kingdom hospitals at more than three times the rate of white British people, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. “After stripping out the role of age and geography, Bangladeshi hospital fatalities are twice …

4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus exacts heavy toll on UK’s Somali community

Al Jazeera

A 13-year-old boy from London and a former Somali prime minister among those who have lost their lives too soon. “I didn’t expect this to hit home quite like this,” said Ali, the artistic director of Kayd Somali Arts and Culture in London. “The inability to say goodbye both in the hospital and during his funeral has been nothing short …

4 years, 8 months ago

Indians, Ethnic Minority Medics in UK at High Risk of Contracting Covid-19, Says Survey

News 18

London: Medical and healthcare professionals from Indian and the minority ethnic backgrounds fall into a higher risk category of contracting the deadly coronavirus in the UK, a first-of-its-kind survey among medics in the country has concluded. The Research and Innovation Forum of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin conducted the week-long online survey between April 14 and 21 …

4 years, 8 months ago

Labour launches review into coronavirus impact on Bame people with Doreen Lawrence at helm

The Independent

4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus disproportionately affecting Bame communities in UK, new figures show

The Independent

4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable

BBC

Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable Getty Images An army sergeant speaks to a patient at the Javits New York Medical Station, which supports local hospitals in New York City From discrimination to language, a variety of factors are affecting different groups’ vulnerability to coronavirus — with sometimes devastating results. Black US households in 2018 were twice as …

4 years, 8 months ago

Why are ethnic minorities more vulnerable to coronavirus?

Al Jazeera

Experts say health issues, socioeconomic inequality and discrimination among factors, as UK government announces review. “It may be a genetic element where certain people from a particular region in the world are predisposed to succumbing to the virus.” According to a tally by Al Jazeera, some 70 percent of at least 50 healthcare workers who have so far died of …

4 years, 8 months ago

New Survey Highlights Racial Disparities In The Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR

New Survey Highlights Racial Disparities In The Coronavirus Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images A Pew Research Center survey conducted this month among 4,917 U.S. adults found that 27% of black people personally knew someone who was hospitalized with or died from COVID-19, compared to just 1 in 10 white …

4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Are ethnic minorities at greater risk from Covid-19?

The Independent

Behind the grim daily announcements of more deaths linked to the coronavirus disease lie heartbroken families. The latest data, as of 10 April, from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre shows there were 3,883 patients admitted to critical care units by 9 April with a coronavirus infection. Compared to the population of the UK, that would suggest Bame …

4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus economic effects hitting ethnic minorities and young people hardest

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There is a debt owed to these communities by the …

4 years, 8 months ago

UK coronavirus: are minority communities disproportionately affected by the virus? Lack of public data makes it difficult to answer.

CNN

London CNN — It’s said the coronavirus does not discriminate. On Saturday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock addressed the fact that a number of health workers who have died from coronavirus were from “minority ethnic backgrounds,” saying on BBC Breakfast he found it “really upsetting.” In an interview with the British daily The Guardian, the head of the the doctors’ union, …

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: BAME groups more likely to be worse affected by Covid-19 than white people

The Independent

4 years, 9 months ago

Third of critically ill COVID-19 UK patients from BME backgrounds

Al Jazeera

Release of figures comes amid wider concerns coronavirus is exacerbating health inequalities in the country. London, United Kingdom – A third of critically ill COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom are from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, according to new data. Of the 2,249 critical patients registered in the UK up to April 3, 13.8 percent were recorded as “Asian”, …

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Why do more people keep dying in the UK?

Al Jazeera

Changing policy, already stretched health service and a lack of testing have deepened the crisis, say experts. The UK’s recent coronavirus-related death toll reflects what happened “approximately two to three, possibly four, weeks ago”, says Neil. 200326121826056 “Whether or not we go to the extent of Italy’s situation will depend whether social restriction measures are followed, the ability of our …

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus UK death toll rises to 144

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new figures came as the UK government’s top scientific advisers warned young people not …

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1 day, 13 hours ago

NHS FLU CRISIS: Doctors warn soaring cases coinciding with severe cold weather could be 'the straw that breaks the camel's back' for crisis-hit health service - as nine hospitals declare critical inci

Daily Mail

More than a dozen hospitals have declared ‘critical incidents’ as the flu outbreak worsens. East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust also declared the first critical incident in its history due to a combination of ‘significant patient demand, pressure within local hospitals and flooding’. ‘They go to work, they slog their guts out, and it’s very distressing for them seeing people …

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5 days, 21 hours ago

Racism contributing to coronavirus deaths among ethnic minorities, leaked official report says

History of this topic

Institutional racism exists in UK and healthcare, says head of NHS race body

The government’s race report denies the experiences of thousands of people in the UK

These race report findings are very convenient for Boris Johnson

UK’s ‘colour-blind’ vaccine strategy puts ethnic minorities at risk, experts warn

BAME communities are being put at risk by UK's 'colour-blind' Covid vaccine strategy, experts warn

TV ad to encourage black people and ethnic minorities to get Covid vaccine

'Eye of the storm': Diverse east London grapples with virus

The Lancet editor: UK ‘steadfastly refused to follow the science’

Coronavirus: 20 recommendations from Doreen Lawrence for government to protect ethnic minority people from Covid

Coronavirus: Bame communities could be disproportionally hit by economic fallout of pandemic, Doreen Lawrence warns

It’s time for action on racial inequality from the government. We’ve talked long enough

Study Points to Race, Equipment Access for Higher Coronavirus Risk in Health Staff

Eleven charts that show extent of racial inequality in the UK

Coronavirus tracked: How Covid-19 deaths in the UK compare by race and ethnicity

More than half of pregnant women in UK hospitals with Covid-19 are minorities, study finds

Coronavirus: Equalities watchdog to launch probe into ‘entrenched racial inequalities’ laid bare by pandemic

Black Lives Matter: How to support anti-racist organisations in the UK if you can’t donate

People from ethnic minorities are up to 50% more likely to die from coronavirus than white people, UK report finds

Coronavirus police powers must be narrowed to stop racial disproportionality, government told

Why is coronavirus killing BAME Britons?

The disparity in coronavirus deaths shows we must tackle the ​structural inequalities in our society

Boris Johnson urged to launch independent public inquiry into disproportionate impact of coronavirus on ethnic minorities

Data shows virus death risk twice as high for black Britons

UK coronavirus: Black people four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people, ONS data shows

Coronavirus: Black African Brits dying at 3.5 times rate of white people, study finds

UK: Black Africans dying at much higher rate than white Britons

Coronavirus exacts heavy toll on UK’s Somali community

Indians, Ethnic Minority Medics in UK at High Risk of Contracting Covid-19, Says Survey

Labour launches review into coronavirus impact on Bame people with Doreen Lawrence at helm

Coronavirus disproportionately affecting Bame communities in UK, new figures show

Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable

Why are ethnic minorities more vulnerable to coronavirus?

New Survey Highlights Racial Disparities In The Coronavirus Pandemic

Coronavirus: Are ethnic minorities at greater risk from Covid-19?

Coronavirus economic effects hitting ethnic minorities and young people hardest

UK coronavirus: are minority communities disproportionately affected by the virus? Lack of public data makes it difficult to answer.

Coronavirus: BAME groups more likely to be worse affected by Covid-19 than white people

Third of critically ill COVID-19 UK patients from BME backgrounds

Coronavirus: Why do more people keep dying in the UK?

Coronavirus UK death toll rises to 144

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The disparity in coronavirus deaths shows we must tackle the structural inequalities in our society