Millions of Brits up and down the country have taken to their doorsteps for the fourth week running to say thank you to frontline staff a...
Millions of Brits up and down the country have taken to their doorsteps for the fourth week running to say thank you to frontline staff amid the coronavirus outbreak.
People have once again been showing their appreciation for key workers including supermarket staff, the emergency services and teachers.
Manchester United Football Club joined the latest round of celebrations by lighting up Old Trafford in blue and spelling out 'NHS United' on their club sign in tribute to NHS workers across the UK.
It comes after the death toll among NHS staff reached 45.
A No10 spokesman said: 'Like millions of people across the country, the Prime Minister joined in the clap for carers this evening, to say thank you for the incredible efforts of the country's doctors, nurses and care workers.'
The scene outside Leeds General Infirmary as members of the emergency services salute local heroes during Thursday's nationwide Clap for Carers initiative
Millions of Brits up and down the country have taken to their doorsteps for the fourth week running to say thank you to frontline staff amid the coronavirus outbreak. Pictured: Alfie, Henry and Bobby
One woman is seen with a thank you NHS banner outside Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Key workers donned face masks outside Watford Hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign earlier today in support of frontline staff
NHS workers outside Chelsea and Westminster Hospital earlier this evening during the Clap for our Carers campaign
NHS workers with a mascot outside Watford Hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS as they continue to help in the battle against coronavirus
NHS staff in good spirits outside Chelsea and Westminster Hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign
People stand in the street near to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, to salute frontline heroes
Residents in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, take to their doorsteps to make noise during the Clap for Carers nationwide incentive
Carrie Symonds said she was 'clapping harder than ever tonight' to thank healthcare workers as well as Captain Tom Moore who has raised more than £16 million for the NHS.
The 32-year-old former government advisor, who is expecting her first child with the Prime Minister in early summer, was among those who joined in the third Clap For Carers event.
She told her Twitter followers: 'Clapping harder than ever tonight for our carers. You are the best of Britain.
'Also clapping for Captain Tom Moore who has now raised over £15m for our NHS. Not only have you raised an enormous amount of money but you've inspired us all.'
Ms Symonds was reunited with fiance Boris Johnson on Easter Sunday, after he spent a week in St Thomas' Hospital in Central London, including three nights in intensive care, battling the coronavirus.
Firefighters take a picture in front of a Thank You NHS banner during the Clap for our Carers campaign in London
Thomas Black, four, from Market Hill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, bangs a Lambeg drum to salute local heroes during Thursday's nationwide Clap for Carers initiative
Residents in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, joined in the Clap for Carers earlier this evening
Staff react to people applauding at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne during this evening's nationwide Clap for Carers initiative
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (left) and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (right) take part in a national 'clap for carers' to show thanks for the work of frontline staff
Politicians around the UK took to their doorsteps to show support for healthcare workers, including First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer tweeted: 'Every week as millions of us stand on our doorsteps to clap our carers and key workers it is an emotional moment of profound thanks to those who are keeping our country going, putting their health and lives at risk for others.'
Conservative MP for Chelsea and Fulham Greg Hands said the clap was 'especially poignant' following the death of his father, in a care home on Monday due to pneumonia brought on by Covid-19.
He said: 'My father is another care home Covid death, but I remember him as a brilliant grammar school scientist, a single-minded and determined man, worked his way out of poverty, fought hard and gave his best. He will be sorely missed.'
NHS worker holds a Thank You message to super fundraiser Captain Tom Moore outside the Aintree University Hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign earlier this evening
Residents of the Trellick Tower in west London take part in Clap For Our Carers by applauding NHS workers, carers and key workers from their windows, balconies and doorsteps
Members of the public in Haringey, north London, took to their doorsteps to applaud NHS staff, carers and key workers
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and wife Victoria joined the nationwide celebration from his home in North London earlier this evening
Many were also praising Captain Tom Moore, the 99-year-old who has raised more than £16 million for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden.
The Second World War veteran set out to complete the challenge before his 100th birthday on April 30, wanting to give something back to the staff who treated him for a broken hip.
His initial target was a modest £1,000, but he has now raised £16 million and counting.
Among those, TV star Paul Chuckle shared a video clapping for the NHS and Capt Moore.
Staff at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester join in the applause to salute frontline heroes during Thursday's nationwide Clap for Carers initiative
A man plays violin at 8pm in tribute to NHS staff outside his house in the Georgian Quarter, Liverpool city centre this evening
Nurses outside the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire salute local heroes with a banner during Thursday's nationwide appreciation
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon shows her appreciation during the weekly tribute thanks to NHS and key workers throughout the coronavirus outbreak
Soldiers from the Foot Guards of the Household Division clap for the key workers at the Wellington Barracks in Westminster, London
One family in London took saucepans and wooden spoons out into the street to make noise as part of the Clap for Carers campaign
Dozens of people were out in force in London, many wearing face masks and gloves, as they showed their appreciation for frontline workers
Manchester United Football Club joined the latest round of celebrations by lighting up Old Trafford in blue
The club also spelt out 'NHS United' on their club sign in tribute to NHS workers across the UK after the death toll among NHS staff reached 45
Kimberley Jaggard said she decided to turn her house in High Wycombe blue to show support to all NHS staff
The tip of the Shard, London, was also light up in blue as part of this evening's celebration of frontline staff
Residents in Chiswick took to the pavement outside their homes to show their support for key workers during the coronavirus lockdown period
Households in Tooting, London, also took to their doorsteps to thank frontline staff
Dozens of NHS workers applaud outside Chelsea and Westminster Hospital during the Clap for our Carers campaign
NHS workers stopped at 8pm to join in the applause at the Aintree University Hospital
A double decker bus is decorated in support of the NHS outside the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne
Brothers Luca, five, and Christian, two, dressed as Mario and Luigi and stood on their front wall outside their house in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, during the Clap for Carers
Members of the public in Haringey, north London, took part in the nationwide initiative to applaud NHS staff, carers and key workers
Workers and residents of Beane River View Care Home in Hertford came out to join the applause
Staff put a sign on the windshield in support of the NHS at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne
One resident gave a thumbs up outside her home in Tooting, London, Britain, which was decorated balloons and ribbons
One pair decided to clap from their window as they joined the celebrations in Tooting, London
One NHS worker seemed to be in good spirits as she reacted to the Clap for Careres earlier this evening outside Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Emotions were high among NHS workers outside Luton and Dunstable University Hospital as they joined in the applause during the Clap for Carers campaign
Neighbours joined in the Clap for our Carers campaign from their doorsteps in Enfield, London, with some even donning party hats
People stood on their balconies earlier this evening to take part in the national Clap for Carers
The family of retired British Army Captain Tom Moore who recently raised millions of pounds applauded outside his home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire. Pictured: Daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore with grandchildren Georgia and Benji
Medical staff joined the celebrations outside the Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London
Nurses at Aintree University Hospital embrace as they and colleagues applaud during the nationwide initiative
A man performs during with his guitar on a street in London during Clap for Carers earlier this evening
One woman entertained her neighbours in London with a vuvuzela during the nationwide initiative to show thanks to frontline workers
One man wore a face mask as he joined the group in the street as they cheered and whistled outside the Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London
Dozens of police officers took to Westminster Bridge in London to join the Clap for Carers initiative
NHS workers seemed to be in good spirits as they joined the applause outside the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford
A huge sign that read 'Thank You NHS' was station outside the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford as dozens of workers joined the applause
Staff beamed at each other as they took part in the weekly Clap for Carers outside the Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London earlier this evening
Residents took to their balconies in Hove, East Sussex, to show their support for frontline workers
Firefighters from West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service in East Grinstead joined the applause during the Clap for Carers campaign which has now entered into its fourth week
Some frontline staff outside King's College Hospital were overwhelmed with emotion as the country applauded their efforts so far in the coronavirus crisis
One family in London displayed a colourful homemade banner thanking the NHS as they stood on their doorsteps to make noise for the nationwide campaign
Neighbours on one residential street in London took to their doorsteps earlier this evening to make noise for frontline workers with some even lighting candles
Staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London joined in the nationwide initiative
Dozens of NHS staff from NHS staff from the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester also joined this evening's celebrations
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