Experts find diabetes is ‘significant factor’ in increased risk of ethnic group
People of south Asian heritage are the most likely in Great Britain to die after being admitted to hospital for Covid-19, the biggest study of its kind has found.
The research, which analysed data from 40% of all people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 in England, Scotland and Wales between 6 February and 8 May, concluded that people from a south Asian background had a mortality rate in hospital 20% higher than the white population.
People over 60 or with health issues should wear a medical-grade mask when they are out and cannot socially distance, according to new guidance from the World Health Organization, while all others should wear a three-layer fabric mask.
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