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In London, an unofficial memorial — right across from Parliament — has become a pilgrimage site for the grieving. More than 240,000 hand-painted hearts adorn a wall, each heart representing someone who died of COVID-19 in the UK. In a story originally broadcast in October, Leo Hornak reports that painting these hearts has brought healing and a sense of community to those who lost loved ones in the pandemic. We hear it again, to mark the five-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.