NHS workers and volunteers who are fighting on the frontline against coronavirus could be in line for a national honour after the crisis, Downing Street has suggested.
The public showed gratitude by applauding NHS workers and care workers on their doorsteps last Thursday and now support is growing for a campaign to give them a medal once the outbreak has been brought under control.
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt, backing the national campaign, said: “A medal is the least we can do for our NHS heroes fighting the coronavirus war.”
Asked if there would be a medal or national honour for those working on the frontline, the prime minister’s spokesman said the nation “will want to find a way to say thank you”.
He said: “I think the prime minister, is very clear about the debt of gratitude which we all owe to the NHS workforce are doing a fantastic job.
“I’m sure the nation will want to find a way to say thank you, once we have defeated this virus.”
Coronavirus: Support grows to honour frontline NHS workers with medal after crisis
