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A thread about how the coronavirus seems to disproportionately affect certain ethnic groups/minorities in different countries.
In Sweden, a disproportionate share of the first Covid deaths were among the Swedish-Somali community, who tend to be tight-knit and where generations live together.
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/lakarforening-larmar-over-halften-av-de-doda-ar-svensksomalier
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/lakarforening-larmar-over-halften-av-de-doda-ar-svensksomalier
In Israel, the virus has been spreading wildly through the ultra-orthodox community, who were reluctant to renounce to prayers, and often live in poor crowded neighbourhoods with large families https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/04/04/why-covid-19-has-spread-among-israels-ultra-orthodox
"Black Chicagoans account for half of all coronavirus cases in the city and more than 70% of deaths, despite making up 30% of the population" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52194018
