COVID-19: Watch Displays of Unity by FFs, Medical Workers

April 7, 2020
First responders and healthcare workers around the country have been showing their support for one another during the coronavirus pandemic with impromptu public applause and parades.

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They might perform different duties, but firefighters, paramedics, and hospital and healthcare personnel have a common enemy in the coronavirus.

As COVID-19 has been reaching every corner of the world, first responders and medical workers have been working to treat the surge of patients infected with the deadly virus. That means they've been putting themselves at risk of becoming sick, as well.

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Over the past few weeks, members in different emergency professions have been showing unity for one another with impromptu parades and rounds of cheers. In some U.S. cities, residents have gone to their windows or out in the streets to applaud the men and women on the front lines of the health crisis.

Here's a look at some of these displays of support from around the country:

New York City

Neptune City, NJ

Atlanta

Seattle

Vancouver, WA

Portland, OR

Muskegon, MI

Tucson, AZ

Bethlehem Township, PA

Madison, AL

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