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Covid-19 & BAME communities, domestic violence and ‘Desi Lockdown’

Ankur asks, is the government doing enough to protect British Asians from coronavirus?

First Ankur hears from our reporter Poonam Taneja who has been looking into an official review by Public Health England, which confirms that Covid-19 has disproportionately affected people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnicities. Then Ankur asks, is the government doing enough to protect British Asians from coronavirus? The study from PHE didn’t make any recommendations or explain why BAME communities are significantly at higher risk of dying from Covid-19. After that we’ll be discussing domestic violence during the lockdown. Domestic abuse charity ‘Refuge’ said they’ve seen a ten-fold increase in people visiting their website and police say they have also seen a spike in calls outs. And Ankur is joined by actor, filmmaker and writer Jassa Ahluwalia, comedian, Jawinder Billan and writer Radhika Jani to talk about online series ‘Desi Lockdown”.

2 hours, 45 minutes

Last on

Wed 3 Jun 2020 10:00

Music Played

  • Darshan Raval & Rochak Kohli

    Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (Title Track)

    • Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga.
    • Saregama Music.
  • Asees Kaur & Jubin Nautiyal

    Bimar Dil

    • Pagalpanti.
    • T-Series.
  • Palak Muchhal

    Kaun Tujhe

    • M.S. DHONI -THE UNTOLD STORY.
    • T-Series.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Jun 2020 10:00

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