WATCH: The whole of Spain bursts into applause in gratitude to coronavirus health workers
Across Spain, people went to their windows to give a round of applause in gratitude to the work being carried out by Spain's health workers on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis.
Across Spain, people went to their windows to give a round of applause in gratitude to the work being carried out by Spain's health workers on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis.
The spontaneous act of gratitude came at 10pm, just minutes after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivered a televised address to the nation informing them that everyone would be confined to their homes except to make short trips to buy supplies.
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Families came out on to balconies, others reached out of windows to cheer and clap amid shouts of "Viva los medicos" - Long Live Doctors!.
Here's just a few of those moments captured and shared across social media using #AplausoSanitario.
This video was captured by Deirdre Carney in the heart of Madrid's Malasaña:
The whole of Spain went to their windows to give a round of applause to health workers for their amazing work. #compartomiaplausosanitario
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— The Local Spain (@TheLocalSpain) March 14, 2020
And this one from Pamplona:
all of spain burst into a round of applause at 10 pm for doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers #AplausoSanitario
this is in pamplona <3 pic.twitter.com/Ss85iKhavP
— dani (@sqecter) March 14, 2020
And this one from Murcia:
Murcia #AplausoSanitario pic.twitter.com/A5QaPobrDg
— Eduardo Caballero (@OderiusCM) March 14, 2020
In Barcelona:
En Barcelona centro, right now #AplausoSanitario ?? pic.twitter.com/ugfScVAlOu
— Marcel Bernat (@marcelbernatc) March 14, 2020
España aplaude a [email protected] profesionales de la sanidad pública. ??? #AplausoSanitario
En los momentos difíciles, uno valora lo importante. Gracias por vuestro enorme compromiso, gracias al pueblo valiente que la puso en pie y nunca más gobiernos que la malvendan a los buitres. pic.twitter.com/4osVe9TGLE
— ᴘᴀʙʟᴏ ᴇᴄʜᴇɴɪQᴜᴇ ?? (@pnique) March 14, 2020
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Across Spain, people went to their windows to give a round of applause in gratitude to the work being carried out by Spain's health workers on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis.
The spontaneous act of gratitude came at 10pm, just minutes after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivered a televised address to the nation informing them that everyone would be confined to their homes except to make short trips to buy supplies.
READ MORE:
- Spain imposes near total lockdown to fight coronavirus
- Coronavirus: What you can and can't do during Spain's state of alert
Families came out on to balconies, others reached out of windows to cheer and clap amid shouts of "Viva los medicos" - Long Live Doctors!.
Here's just a few of those moments captured and shared across social media using #AplausoSanitario.
This video was captured by Deirdre Carney in the heart of Madrid's Malasaña:
The whole of Spain went to their windows to give a round of applause to health workers for their amazing work. #compartomiaplausosanitario
— The Local Spain (@TheLocalSpain) March 14, 2020
?????? pic.twitter.com/Og45rc5wAr
And this one from Pamplona:
all of spain burst into a round of applause at 10 pm for doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers #AplausoSanitario
— dani (@sqecter) March 14, 2020
this is in pamplona <3 pic.twitter.com/Ss85iKhavP
And this one from Murcia:
Murcia #AplausoSanitario pic.twitter.com/A5QaPobrDg
— Eduardo Caballero (@OderiusCM) March 14, 2020
In Barcelona:
En Barcelona centro, right now #AplausoSanitario ?? pic.twitter.com/ugfScVAlOu
— Marcel Bernat (@marcelbernatc) March 14, 2020
España aplaude a [email protected] profesionales de la sanidad pública. ??? #AplausoSanitario
— ᴘᴀʙʟᴏ ᴇᴄʜᴇɴɪQᴜᴇ ?? (@pnique) March 14, 2020
En los momentos difíciles, uno valora lo importante. Gracias por vuestro enorme compromiso, gracias al pueblo valiente que la puso en pie y nunca más gobiernos que la malvendan a los buitres. pic.twitter.com/4osVe9TGLE
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