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A banner hung across the street from the OLVG hospital in Amsterdam thanking healthcare workers
A banner hung across the street from the OLVG hospital in Amsterdam thanking healthcare workers. March 16, 2020 - Credit: @RoosdelaCroix (used with permission) / Twitter
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Monday, 16 March 2020 - 13:30

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Photos: Netherlands residents show support for healthcare heroes

In various places in the Netherlands, local residents have stopped to show their support and thanks for the people working in healthcare amidst the Covid-19 crisis.

In Amsterdam, a banner was hung in view of the OLVG, saying 'thank you' to healthcare workers.

NAC supporters hung a banner on the Amphia hospital in Breda reading: "Here work the heroes of Breda!"

‘Hier werken de helden van Breda!’, NAC-supporters brengen enorm spandoek bij @AmphiaZKHuis om personeel te bedanken en te steunen. Mooie actie! #Coronavirusnl #breda Meer: https://t.co/GHqlYuKMAA @BredaLocos @fr0nt76 pic.twitter.com/4MFXPEF8Ni

— ronaldomroepbrabant (@ronaldbrabant) March 16, 2020

Employees of the pediatric intensive care unit at Radboud UMC in Nijmegen also spotted a banner hanging outside. "Thank you for your commitment! Nijmegen stands behind you!" it read.

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