Focused action is required to protect ethnic minority populations from COVID-19 post-lockdown

3] here are significant ethnic inequalities in the risk of admission to hospital and risk of death from COVID-19. Black and South Asian ethnic groups are at greatest risk, although most ethnic minorities have been shown to have increased risk when compared with white populations. Beyond admission to hospital and mortality risk, there is also concern over longer-term impacts, that is, post-acute COVID-19, 8 which could significantly impact ethnic minority populations.