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'Thanks NHS': Boris Johnson Claps for Health Workers Outside 10 Downing Street

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared in front of 10 Downing Street on the evening of April 2 to take part in the nationwide clapping campaign to thank medical workers responding to the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 outbreak.

The clapping event followed on from one started last week which Johnson also took park in.

This video was posted on Boris Johnson’s official Twitter account. In it, he claps by himself in front of the house, before nodding to the cameras standing there and saying: “Thanks NHS.”

He captioned the video: “Thank you to the NHS and all of our critical workers for all you are doing to fight #coronavirus. You really are an inspiration.”

The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in the UK rose to nearly 3,000 by April 1, the BBC "reported’:https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52140376. Matt Hancock, the health secretary, said the UK aimed to carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April, up from the current rate of around 10,000 tests a day. Credit: Boris Johnson via Storyful