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“This report shines a searing light that reveals the pandemic in the UK is intrinsically linked disproportionately to class and race. These wide disparities are detailed in this data and point to age, race and income and accompanying health inequalities as key determinants as to whom has been the worst affected by Covid-19. This has been amplified among those in undervalued occupations and jobs where zero hours’ contracts and precarious employment are the norm.” – Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail on Public Health England’s report “Disparities in the risk and outcomes of Covid-19”.