Ethnic minority deaths and Covid-19: what are we to do? (April 2020)

Summary

Desperate times offer opportunities for the light to come streaming in. Currently, we are seeing that light in the outpouring of support and love for health and care staff across the world during this pandemic. In the UK, a large proportion of those staff come from ethnic minorities and some are dying at a much higher rate than white staff. The same is true in the general population. 

The authors of this article, published by the Kings Fund, take a look at the statistics and ask 'what are we to do now?'