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Coronavirus: "excess deaths" among ethnic minorities to be investigated

Public Health England is to begin recording coronavirus cases and deaths by ethnicity. It comes after research suggests people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill with Covid-19.

18 April 2020 · 22:07 UTC

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Meanwhile Russia is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases, with President Putin issuing a new warning that it poses a high risk to his country.