Minorities’ High Risk of Severe Covid to Be Studied in U.K.
- Government awards more than 2 million pounds for research
- 30,000 health-care and support staff to be examined in study
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Research into the reasons behind the high risk of severe Covid-19 cases among Blacks, Asians and other ethnic minorities will be funded with more than 2 million pounds ($2.7 million) from the U.K. government.
As part of the study, health-care workers from these groups will be followed for a year to monitor their health, the risks they face and how they change their behavior in response to the pandemic. The 30,000 people will also include non-clinical staff at health-care institutions, such as cleaners, kitchen workers and porters.