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Review into black, Asian and minority ethnic Covid-19 deaths delayed 'due to worries over global protests'

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A Labour MP has said it is "unacceptable" a review into black, Asian and minority ethnic Covid-19 deaths has reportedly been delayed.

Public Health England launched a review in May, investigating why factors such as ethnicity can impact people's health outcomes from coronavirus.

However, according to Sky News the review "was being put on hold until Wednesday because it was not ready for publishing." There are also reportedly "worries" over the findings being published amid the ongoing protests in the US over the death of George Floyd.

According to data from the Office for National Statistics, black men and women are more than four times more likely to suffer a coronavirus-related death than white people.

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