The Japanese air force’s aerobatic demonstration squadron, Blue Impulse, flew over central Tokyo in a salute to medical workers on the frontline against the coronavirus pandemic.
As a team of six T-4 training jets streaked across a clear blue sky shortly after noon, doctors and nurses on hospital rooftops waved and held up mobile phones to take photos of the passing planes.
“A lot of people, including medical workers, are working hard to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. We would like to pay our respect and express our appreciation,” Defence Minister Taro Kono said ahead of the flight.
