'Buried' report says racism may be a factor behind BAME people dying of coronavirus
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mirror.co.ukA damning report has pinpointed racism as a possible factor behind more Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people dying from coronavirus.
The Public Health England study is based on conversations with more than 4,000 people from the worlds of health, government, faith, business, academia and the wider community.
In 17 sessions since the pandemic struck, researchers asked those people why they thought BAME people were more likely to die of Covid-19.
In response many pointed to "racism and discrimination" as a "root cause affecting health, and exposure risk and disease progression risk." Critics have accused today's report of being "buried" after it took two weeks longer to publish than an initial PHE report on BAME people.
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