Indian and Caribbean races more likely to catch and die from Covid-19 per Kings College London study. Genetics determine 50% of certain Covid-19 symptoms-UK Telegraph, 4/15/20, 4/20/20, 4/27/20

“The data indicates that genes are around 50 per cent responsible for how badly infected people suffer from certain symptoms. In particular, it showed a strong genetic link to delirium, fever, fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhoea and the loss of taste and smell.”… 

4/20/20, “BAME patients face disproportionately high risk of death from coronavirus, new data shows,“ UK Telegraph, Henry Bodkin 

“Those who identified as being of Indian heritage made up worst affected group, accounting for three per cent of Covid-19 hospital deaths” 

“Black, Asian and minority ethnic patients face a disproportionately high risk of death from coronavirus, new data showed as officials announced the lowest daily death toll for a fortnight. 

NHS England figures reveal that, of the 13,918 patients in hospital who tested positive for Covid-19 up to April 17, 16.2 per cent were of BAME background despite these communities making up only around 13 per cent of the total population. 

The statistics emerged three days after the Government ordered a review into why BAME patients appear to be disproportionately vulnerable to the virus.”… 

[“The first ten doctors to die from coronavirus were all from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds….The latest mortality figures showed more BAME health workers have died in recent days from suspected Covid-19, including a nurse and mother-of-five Josiane Zauma Ebonja Ekoli, aged 55, and.”…4/15/20, UK Telegraph ] 

Those who identified themselves as being of Indian heritage made up the single worst affected group, accounting for three per cent of Covid-19 hospital deaths, with those from the Caribbean the next largest group, accounting for 2.9 per cent."…[remainder subscription]

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4/27/20, “Genes determine how severely people get coronavirus, study finds,” UK Telegraph, Henry Bodkin 

“New research could explain why black, Asian and minority ethnic patients face disproportionately high risk of death from virus.” 

“Genes determine how badly people suffer from coronavirus, a pioneering study that could explain why ethnic minority patients are worse affected has found. 

Research by King’s College London also suggests that genetic make-up may influence a person’s chances of catching the virus in the first place. 

The findings come from data submitted to a symptom tracking app that has been downloaded by 2.7 million people since it was launched on March 24 and an existing study comprising 2,600 twins. 

The data indicates that genes are around 50 per cent responsible for how badly infected people suffer from certain symptoms. In particular, it showed a strong genetic link to delirium, fever, fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhoea and the loss of taste and smell."…[remainder subscription]


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