Lockdown approach 'less effective in BAME communities', say scientists

The UK's coronavirus lockdown that began in March was less effective among black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities because of the 'one-size-fits-all' approach, scientists have claimed. Researchers at the University of Leicester found that coronavirus infections continued to rise among BAME people in certain parts of Leicester, while rates of infection among white people dropped off sharply. The scientists said the findings, which were published in the EClinicalMedicine journal by the Lancet, raised 'serious questions' about how effective a lockdown can be in a country with an ethnically diverse population.