Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Dywedodd Mark Drakeford, Prif Weinidog Cymru:



> "Mae colli bywyd unrhyw un yn drychinebus. Mae'r data sy'n dod i'r amlwg ynghylch cyfraddau marwolaeth yn peri pryder mawr gan ei fod yn awgrymu bod pobl BAME yn colli eu bywydau'n anghymesur o ganlyniad i gontractio Covid\-19\. Mae hyn yn destun pryder enfawr.
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> "Mae nifer o resymau posibl dros y diffyg cymesuredd hwn, megis cyfraddau uwch o gyflyrau iechyd sylfaenol, anghydraddoldebau sy'n bodoli eisoes, mwy o gysylltiad â  Covid\-19 o ganlyniad i'r gwaith y maent yn ei wneud a rhesymau eraill. Mae gwaith pwysig i'w wneud i ddeall sut y mae hyn yn ymwneud â'r lefel uwch o farwolaethau COVID\-19 i bob golwg ymhlith pobl o gefndiroedd BAME.
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> “Rydym felly wedi sefydlu grŵp cynghorol, wedi'i gyd\-gadeirio gan y Barnwr Ray Singh a Dr Heather Payne, i ymchwilio i’r mater hwn. Yn ogystal, bydd yr Athro Keshav Singhal yn arwain is\-bwyllgor ar faterion a risgiau’r gweithlu iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol, a bydd yr Athro Emmanuel Ogbonna yn arwain is\-bwyllgor ar faterion cymdeithasol\-economaidd sy'n ymwneud â'r gymuned BAME a Covid\-19\.
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> “Fy ngobaith yw y bydd y dull gweithredu hwn yn sicrhau ein bod yn edrych ar y cyd\-destun ehangach o ran yr anghymesuredd hwn, yn ystyried yn llawn yr holl feysydd lle mae pobl yn agored i niwed, ac yn cymryd camau i amddiffyn y rhai sydd mewn perygl”.
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> “Hoffwn ddiolch i'r Dirprwy Weinidog a'r Prif Chwip Jane Hutt am ei gwaith wrth ddatblygu dull o asesu'r mater hwn a hynny ar draws y Llywodraeth, gan gynnwys swyddogion cydraddoldebau, y Prif Swyddog Meddygol, cymunedau BAME, ac is\-adran y gweithlu iechyd.
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> “Yn olaf, hoffwn fynegi fy mhryder ynghylch y darlun sy’n esblygu. Rwyf wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau ein bod yn dysgu'n gyflym fel y gallwn amddiffyn pobl yng Nghymru yn y ffordd orau rhag niwed oherwydd Covid\-19, ac rwy'n cydnabod fy nyletswydd gofal at bawb sy'n gweithio mor galed yn ein system iechyd a gofal i gefnogi pobl Cymru.”







Translation:


 
The First Minister, Mark Drakeford, said:



> “The loss of life of anyone is tragic. The emerging data around mortality rates is very worrying as it suggests BAME people are disproportionately losing their lives as a result of contracting Covid\-19\. This is of huge concern.
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> "There are many possible reasons for this disproportionality, such as higher rates of underlying health conditions, pre\-existing inequalities, increased exposure to Covid\-19 as the result of work they may do and other vulnerabilities. There is important work to be done to understand how this relates to the apparently higher level of COVID\-19 mortality among people from BAME backgrounds.
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> “We have therefore established an advisory group, co\-chaired by Judge Ray Singh and Dr Heather Payne to examine this issue. In addition, Professor Keshav Singhal will lead a sub\-committee on health and social care workforce issues and risks, and Professor Emmanuel Ogbonna will lead a sub\-committee on socio\-economic issues relating to the BAME community and Covid\-19\. 
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> “It is my hope that this approach will ensure we look at the broader context in which this disproportionality sits, consider fully all areas of vulnerability, and take action to protect those at risk”.
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> “I want to thank Deputy Minister and Chief Whip Jane Hutt for her work in developing a truly cross Government approach to assessing this issue, involving officials from equalities, the Chief Medical Officer, BAME communities, and the health workforce division.
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> “Finally, I wish to express my concern about this evolving picture. I am committed to ensuring that we learn quickly so we can best protect people in Wales from harm due to Covid\-19, and I recognise my duty of care to all those who are working so hard in our health and care system to support the people of Wales.”