As the death toll rises, it is becoming clear that this is not a coincidence. The Health Service Journal recently identified 119 deaths of NHS staff, and from the 106 of these people that could be verified as active health workers, 63 per cent were from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. While 20 per cent of nursing and support staff in the NHS are BAME, this group accounts for 64 per cent of Covid-19 deaths. Among NHS medical staff, 95 per cent of those who died came from 44 per cent of the workforce that has an ethnic minority background…