Tesco staff applaud NHS members during special opening hour for health workers
A video from a branch in Belfast, Northern Ireland, showed staff welcoming healthcare workers on Sunday.
NHS staff were applauded as they entered Tesco stores during special hours where they could shop without the general public.
A video from a branch in Belfast, Northern Ireland, showed staff welcoming healthcare workers on Sunday.
They decided to make the gesture as part of the NHS hour that started today.
The new measure, introduced after some workers found shelves emptied by stockpiling, allows healthcare workers to arrive one hour before the usual store opening times every Sunday.
Video of the moment NHS workers entered the Northern Ireland shop, which is just a ten-minute drive from Ulster Hospital, shows people being handed bouquets.
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The footage has been shared widely on social media after being filmed by Tesco employee Michaela Osborne – who posted it to Facebook with the caption: ‘Showing our appreciation for our amazing NHS staff.’
Elsewhere many more similar stories were shared from Tesco stores in Llansamlet, Swansea, Kidsgrove in Staffordshire and Twickenham in London among others.
Sharing an image of one of the bouquets, the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust tweeted: ‘A huge thank you to Tesco and other stores who have opened this morning for £NHS staff.
‘NHS workers were handed flowers at Twickenham Extra and the staff gave everyone a round of applause.
‘And the lovely Sheila from our Immunisations team led a round of applause for Tesco staff who are all working so hard for everyone affected by the pandemic.’
Another 48 people have died with coronavirus in the UK on Sunday, taking the death toll to 281.
Earlier today, Wales recorded a further seven new deaths, with the previous figure standing at 240. Scotland later reported an additional three deaths.
It comes as 5,683 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the UK. Confirmed case numbers rose by 665 in a day.