Britons applaud coronavirus carers as PM Johnson prepares to ease lockdown

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Britons joined in a weekly nationwide round of applause to pay tribute to care workers and hospital staff for the last time before lockdown measures are slightly eased.

People across the United Kingdom have been cheering, banging pots and pans and playing musical instruments every Thursday evening since the applause became an emotional weekly ritual when it first took place on March 26.

NHS workers react at the Nightingale Hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. — Reuters
NHS workers react at the Nightingale Hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. — Reuters

People applaud in support of the NHS during the Clap for our Carers campaign in Wattsville, Wales, Britain. — Reuters
People applaud in support of the NHS during the Clap for our Carers campaign in Wattsville, Wales, Britain. — Reuters

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