The new coronavirus disease Covid-19 has a greater impact on people from minority communities, the Government said today.
Asked about the effect of coronavirus on those from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick said: “There does appear to be a disproportionate impact of the virus on those from BAME communities.
“For that reason, the chief medical officer commissioned work from Public Health England to better understand this issue.”
He said it was “right that we do thorough research swiftly” in order to “better understand it”.
