As coronavirus is claiming a ridiculously large number of victims and there being a sharp rise in deaths, there’s no sign of it slowly down.

And, as a caveat, the British Medical Association (BMA) is showing great concerns over the increasing number of people from Black, Asia and other ethnic backgrounds who are said to be more vulnerable to coronavirus than any other of the diverse cultures in the United Kingdom.

With the first ten doctors in the UK who were registered as dying from the virus coming from a Black and Asian Minority Ethnic background, the BMA is calling for the government for an investigation into the alarming ratio.

The doctors are, ostensively, from the African, Asian and Middle Eastern Diasporas.

“This situation is extremely dangerous and worrying”, BMA Chair, Dr Chaand Nagpaul, said.

“To have the first 10 doctors being of Black, Asian, or another ethnic background, makes it difficult to see as being random”.

Figures also show that 3 out of 6 named nurses who have died are from a BAME background, as well as a hospital pharmacist and at least one healthcare assistant.

Research showed that out of some 2000 patients in intensive care units, 35% were non-white.

Underlining his point, Dr Chaand Nagpaul went on: “We know that in general, people from a Black, Asian and other ethnic background make up around a third of the people in intensive care.

“The percentage is disproportionate.

“We hear that the virus does not discriminate but there does appear to be a disproportionate severity in BAME people and doctors.

In feeling that it needs to be investigated, Dr Nagpaul said that health professionals from a non-white background were showing great concern about the deaths of their colleagues.

“This, I feel, has to be addressed by the government urgently”.

One of the points that could be looked at is the feeling that BAME medics often feel bullied and harassed at high level in comparison to their white counterparts.

“They are twice as unlikely to raise concerns because of fears of recriminations”, Nagpaul said.

“The deaths of BAME doctors is particularly upsetting as the vast majority who have come from overseas have given their lives to the NHS, in order to saves the lives of others.

The Department of Health and Social Care said it was working hard to protect all communities, and that translations of the Public Information leaflets, which is posted to every household in the UK, were also on its website.