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South Asians in England at greater risk in second COVID wave, finds new study
The study published in the medical journal Lancet on Friday accounted for many explanatory variables such as household size, social factors and health conditions across all ethnic groups.
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LONDON: Minority ethnic groups in general and South Asians, in particular, had a higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19 related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and deaths during the second wave of the pandemic in the UK compared to the first, according to a new observational study of 17 million people.
South Asians in England at greater risk in second COVID wave, new study finds
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Last Updated: May 01, 2021, 03:28 PM IST
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Led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the study published in the medical journal Lancet on Friday accounted for a large number of explanatory variables such as household size, social factors and health conditions across all ethnic groups and at different stages of COVID-19, from testing to mortality.
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Minority ethnic groups in general and South Asians, in particular, had a higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19 related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and deaths during the second wave of the pandemic in the UK compared to the first, according to a new observational study of 17 million people.
PTI | London | Published 02.05.21, 01:20 AM
Minority ethnic groups in general and South Asians in particular had a higher risk of testing positive for Covid-19 related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and deaths during the second wave of the pandemic in the UK compared to the first, according to a new observational study of 17 million people.
Led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the study published in the Lancet on Friday accounted for a large number of explanatory variables such as household size, social factors and health conditions across all ethnic groups and at different stages of Covid-19, from testing to mortality.
Minority ethnic groups in general and South Asians, in particular, had a higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19 related hospitalisations, ICU admissions, deaths during the second wave in UK, according to a new study.