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<p>The Public Health England (PHE) report, “COVID-19: review of disparities in risks
and outcomes”, published on 2 June 2020, looks at the COVID-19 mortality rates of
different ethnic groups. This rapid review necessarily had some gaps, and as Minister
for Equalities, I am now leading further work to build on this by, for example, driving
forward work examining the impact of factors such as sub-categories of occupation
and co-morbidities; analysing the key drivers of disparities in COVID-19 outcomes,
the relationships between different risk factors, and what can be done to close the
gap. This work is supported by the Race Disparity Unit in the Cabinet Office.</p><p>‘Beyond
the Data: understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups’, is a separate piece
of work that was carried out by the PHE; PHE engaged with a significant number of
individuals and organisations within the BAME community to hear their views about
the impact of COVID-19 and this informed ‘Beyond the Data’ which was published on
16 June 2020.</p><p> </p>
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