Nearly 150,000 red hearts - one for everyone in Britain who has died so far from coronavirus – have been painted by bereaved family and friends of the pandemic's victims in London.
"This is an outpouring of love. Each heart is individually hand-painted; utterly unique, just like the loved ones we've lost. And, like the scale of our collective loss, this memorial is going to be enormous," said Matt Fowler, whose 56-year-old father, lan, died last April.
Fowler co-founded the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group, which is setting up the memorial.
"We know not everyone can come down here to see it but we really hope this can become a focal point for remembering this national tragedy. We have placed it at the heart of our capital so that the government never loses sight of the personal stories at the heart of all this"
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