Calls for an independent public inquiry into the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on people of black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in the United Kingdom
“It is shocking that Londoners of different ethnicities are being impacted by COVID-19 in such disproportionate ways. It has exposed the major inequalities in our society and simply cannot be ignored,” Khan said. “A public inquiry is crucial to ensure that communities are properly involved and to help build trust and confidence in its findings.”
But the coalition behind the calls for an inquiry says the government's review does not go far enough, and want other factors to be probed – including the treatment of BAME staff by their employers, exposure in occupations deemed by the government as essential, the level of public health and social care funding in the worst-hit areas, and the impact of emergency powers on minorities.
The Institute said that existing health risks – such as the prevalence of high blood pressure in people of Afro-Caribbean descent, or diabetes in South Asians – can account for some of the difference, combined with a higher risk of exposure in frontline roles and social inequality, with minorities more likely to be negatively impacted by the economic fallout of the crisis.
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