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with a surge in demand when lockdown measures are lifted, with the Tube"rapidly overwhelmed" if social distancing were maintained, according to a briefing to emergency planners.The scale of the pandemic means it's difficult for the stories of many of those who die with the virus to be heard.
On 12 April alone, at least 1,174 people died in England and Wales. Reporter Alice Cuddy tellsAfter raising more than £29.5m for NHS charities by walking 100 laps of his garden, Tom Moore is being made an honorary colonel by the Army. As well as a 100th birthday card from the Queen - and 140,000 more from other well-wishers - he'll be celebrated with an RAF flypast.
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