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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Grant Williams

London community where 36 people died from Covid-19 gets royal visit

Princess Anne talks to occupational therapists at Church End Community Centre - (CNWL)

A north London neighbourhood where 36 residents died from Covid-19 within a half-mile radius received a royal visit this week as health professionals work to rebuild trust with health services.

Cramped, multi-generational housing, a language barrier and and a pre-existing mistrust of institutions are among factors which contributed to the devastating impact of the epidemic on Church End, a small deprived area of Brent which has a large British-Somali population.

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