The first 10 doctors who died of coronavirus in Britain were from ethnic minorities. FMTNews Covid19 Pandemic UK
LONDON: When Amer Awan’s father died of coronavirus, mourners congregated with little thought of social distancing. But cultural practices alone do not explain why Britain’s ethnic minorities have been hardest hit by the outbreak.
His experience of the death of his father, Nazir, who moved here from Pakistan 56 years ago, makes him fear his community remains at risk of the deadly outbreak of Covid-19. Chaand Nagpaul, head of the British Medical Association, said this was “extremely disturbing and worrying”. In a letter to the government, several opposition Labour MPs said deaths represented “serious concerns” and called for an urgent investigation.
But the letter from the Labour MPs suggested that “ethnic minority doctors have too often struggled for equal treatment” – and says the fact they were among the first NHS deaths is “not a coincidence”. They also often live in larger, multi-generational households and so “social isolation may not be as prevalent”.
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