The Mayor of Howe Street helps bring the nightly applause for health-care workers to Vancouver
The nightly ritual “thank you” to health-care workers fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic is now happening in Vancouver.
The practice, which caught on after spectacles in Italy and Spain, sees locals head out to their balconies, clapping, banging pots and joining in a overwhelming cheer of support for health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight.
We are inviting the entire city to join on our balconies and at our windows to show our gratitude for our healthcare workers on the front lines of fighting this virus, as well as all the essential workers who are putting themselves at risk so we have access to food, transportation and other essential services .
Get organized and pass this on to your neighbour , post in your building. Clap your hands, use a bell and let’s unite in gratitude and let them hear our voice of gratitude from our windows and balconies.
The event, which takes place every evening at 7 p.m. and is growing in size and decibel level every night since, spreading to other neighbourhoods in the city.
The ritual of support for front line health care workers has also popped up in France, Denmark, the U.K., India and South America, with examples easy to find under the hashtag #Clapfordoctors #Cheerforhealthcareworkers.