Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus

(asked on 28th September 2020) - View Source

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on BAME communities.


Answered by
Baroness Berridge Portrait
Baroness Berridge
This question was answered on 28th October 2020

The Government has implemented significant measures to reduce the spread of the virus in all communities, especially for people who may be at higher risk. This includes ensuring that those in high-contact professions get targeted testing and translating key public health messages into different languages.

The Minister for Equalities, Kemi Badenoch MP, is also leading cross-government work on the findings of the Public Health England Report “COVID-19: review of disparities in risks and outcomes”. This includes reviewing the effectiveness and impact of current actions being undertaken by government departments and their agencies to directly lessen disparities in infection and death rates of COVID-19. She will shortly be submitting her first quarterly report to the Prime Minister updating him on progress with this work.

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