This article by Runnymede Trust Deputy Director Dr Zubaida Haque looks at existing societal inequalities and how the impact of COVID-19 will affect black and minority ethnic communities. "We are living in extraordinary times, where we have been caught off-guard by a global health crisis, which puts into sharp relief the existing inequalities in our societies."
The health, social and economic impact of the pandemic will affect ethnic and gender groups to different degrees. In the UK, Black and ethnic minority (BME) people are among the poorest socio-economic groups and structural inequalities place these groups at much higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, as well as experiencing harsher economic impacts from government measures to slow the spread of the virus. BME communities experience higher rates of child poverty and ill-health and are more likely be employed in precarious work and live in poor housing conditions compared to their white British peers. Read the full article here.
The health, social and economic impact of the pandemic will affect ethnic and gender groups to different degrees. In the UK, Black and ethnic minority (BME) people are among the poorest socio-economic groups and structural inequalities place these groups at much higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, as well as experiencing harsher economic impacts from government measures to slow the spread of the virus. BME communities experience higher rates of child poverty and ill-health and are more likely be employed in precarious work and live in poor housing conditions compared to their white British peers. Read the full article here.
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