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Feb 2021
Covid infections fall far slower in poorest areas of UK – ministers accused of failure to help most deprived
As statistics show infections are falling more slowly in the country’s most deprived areas, ministers have been accused of failing to do enough to tackle the impact of coronavirus on the poorest in society.
Analysis has revealed that seven of nine regions in England saw an uneven reduction in cases between the richest and poorest areas last month. In Yorkshire and Humber, which had the starkest disparity, cases in affluent areas were falling almost four times as quickly as those in the poorest areas.
Shadow health minister Justin Madders, said “There is no doubt that Covid has preyed on existing inequalities in our society. The precarious and low-paid nature of many jobs in this country is putting people in an invidious position.”
He went on to say the “biggest hole” in the government’s strategy was the “continual failure to ensure people are financially supported to self isolate”.
Linda Bault, professor of public health at University of Edinburgh, said “The definition of key workers has been expanded so there are many more people in school, but the key feature is employment. People who are still going out to work because they can’t work from hoe and their employers aren’t supporting them are disproportionately those that are lower paid. If you have to go to work, then you’re not benefiting from the public health measures in place.”
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Posted by Karen Motley, Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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