LONDON 5 Aug (ANA) - People from ethnic minority backgrounds in Britain "face greater barriers" when trying to protect themselves from coronavirus, according to a new report.

 

The Runnymede Trust, a race equality think-tank, said Bangladeshi and black African people were most vulnerable, citing a survey of 2,585 adults in Great Britain.

 

Ethnic minorities are more likely to live in multigenerational households, which can reduce the ability to self-isolate and shield from the virus.

 

Bangladeshi, Pakistani and black African groups are said to be the most likely to live in "overcrowded housing".

 

And more than a quarter of people from BAME backgrounds classified themselves as a "key worker" (28%), compared with 23% of white British people questioned in the same survey.(ANA)

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