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Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Baroness Doreen Lawrence as the Labour's Race Relations adviser,

Baroness Doreen Lawrence will lead to a review of the effects of coronavirus on black, Asian and ethnic minority communities, the Labour Party says.

The campaigner and mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has ordered Labour's Race Relations advisers, and leaders Sir Keir Starmer has been.

The review will examine why The Virus seems to disproportionately impact those from minority ethnic groups.

The government has also commissioned an investigation into the matter.

Found that 34% of the More Than 4,800 critically-ill patients with Covid-identified 19 as black, Asian or ethnic minority.

This is despite only 14% of people in England and Wales, members of Ethnic Minorities , according to the census of 2011.

The virtual launch of Labour's review on Friday will be attended by Baroness Lawrence, Sir Keir and Labour's shadow Secretary of state for women and equality, Marsha de Cordova.

Other participants included the Muslim Council of Britain Secretary-General Harun Khan, Operation Black Vote director, Mr Simon Woolley , the Royal College of Nursing Vice-President Yvonne Coghill and the Sikh network Jas Khatkar.

'Tragic pattern'

Sir Keir Said it was "very" to see the "disproportionate great," coronavirus on black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.

"We can't afford to treat you to investigate this as a Problem, as soon as The Crisis is over. We have to meet Now . "

Baroness Lawrence, a Labour peer, Said : "The Corona-Virus-pandemic brought together the society, but it has also exposed The Gulf in living standards, the still harmful effects of our communities.

"the Black, Asian and ethnic communities for a long time The Social and economic injustice that still in Our Country . has been discriminated against

"There is a clear and tragic patterns of the pandemic, the impact on those municipalities, which must be better understood. "

Analysis

From Rianna Croxford, Community Affairs Correspondent

This is a complex issue that cannot be reduced to a single answer. Although it is too early to draw conclusions, Said the researchers, the pandemic is the disclosure of the existing health and social inequalities.

Underlying health conditions such as diabetes and hypertension are more common in black and Asian communities, the over-representation of families living in poverty and crowded housing.

the people from these backgrounds are also more likely to be in precarious work or in the employee at the Front as the key people, set to catch a greater risk of The Virus .

geography is a key factor, as the majority of the coronavirus cases were in different cities like London, a higher proportion of Ethnic Minorities compared to the rest of the UK.

in The Last few weeks, some of the families concerns have not expressed that their families were considered "priorities", the emergency services.

the Talk about the government, the review Said at a Downing Street press briefing, Professor Chris Whitty , the UK's Chief Medical Adviser, Said : "It is absolutely important that we find out which groups are most At Risk , so we can help protect you. "

But He Said that there is currently no conclusive evidence to show that Corona Virus poses a greater danger to the people from Ethnic Minorities .

"It is Not Yet clear, in terms of Ethnic Minorities , and we need to be more accurate," He Said .

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Source of news: bbc.com