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British veteran ‘Captain Tom’ to be honoured at opening of coronavirus hospital
Saturday, 18 Apr 2020 11:58 PM MYT
LONDON, April 18 — Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old British war veteran who has raised more than £23 million (RM100.5 million) for the health service by walking laps of his garden, will be a guest of honour at the opening of a new field hospital next week.
Moore will praise National Health Service (NHS) workers via video link at the opening of a new "Nightingale” Hospital in Harrogate, northern England, which is being set up to help deal with the coronavirus outbreak, housing minister Robert Jenrick announced at a news conference on Saturday. — Reuters
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