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Public Health England has said the NHS should brace for a potential surge in patients with respiratory viruses during winter. Dr Hopkins, who is the COVID-19 strategic response director to Public Health England, told the BBC s Andrew Marr Show such a rise could be due the reduced numbers of other respiratory illnesses during the year.