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Being Asian and the threat of Covid19

Mobeen and guests talk about why Black and Asian people are twice as likely to die from Covid-19

Why are people from Black and Asian backgrounds twice as likely to die from Covid-19?

Mobeen asks why the highest diagnosis rates of Covid-19 in the UK have been in people with Black and Asian backgrounds,and why they are twice as likely to die from Covid19. Mobeen chats with guests Dr Mo Sattar, a GP from Leeds and Zohra Khaku from the Muslim Youth Helpline, about what can be done about it and why it got to that stage in the first place. They also look into the realities of COVID19 in our Asian communities and what its like working as frontline connections to the public.

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54 minutes

Last on

Tue 23 Jun 2020 23:00

Music Played

  • Jagga

    Represent

    • White Label.
  • AP Dhillon & Gurinder Gill

    Droptop

    • RUN-UP RECORDS.
  • Bambi Bains

    Oh Na Na (feat. David Meli & DJ LYAN)

    • Big Bounce.
  • Jasmin Walia

    Want Some

    • Virgin EMI.
  • RIKA & Mickey Singh

    Left To Love

    • Virgin EMI.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 16 Jun 2020 23:00
  • Tue 23 Jun 2020 23:00

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