€4.7m boost for UK research into coronavirus and ethnicity

Research projects investigating Covid-19 and ethnicity gets £4.3m (€4.7m) in funding. Picture: PA

UK Scientists have been given £4.3m (€4.7m) to investigate why people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are more likely to die from Covid-19, and find ways to mitigate the disproportionate death rate.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have funded six new research projects which will examine the link between coronavirus and ethnicity.