Marie Curie response to Welsh Government advisory group on ethnic minorities and covid

Marie Curie responds to findings from a Welsh Government advisory group, led by Judge Ray Singh, looking at why ethnic minorities were at risk as coronavirus spread. 

Simon Jones, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Marie Curie, said:

“At Marie Curie we want everyone in Wales to have the best possible experience of dying, death and bereavement. Who you are should never have a detrimental impact when you die.  Sadly the pandemic has exposed serious inequity in the impact the virus has had on BAME people.  Understanding how and why people die is vital.  Without knowing this, we can’t fully address health inequity in this.

“As a charity, we know that we need to do much better understand why BAME people have been so badly affected by COVID-19 and in doing so directly address the reasons to ensure this inequality does not continue into the future.

“We fully support the Wales Trades Union Congress calls for a public inquiry.”