Parisians, in spirit at least, applaud the caregivers and police for their work, as the coronavirus ravaged communities across the country, in Paris, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. In France at 8pm sharp local time French citizens leaned out of windows and dangled from balconies and began applauding and whistling in unison to thank those on the front lines of the pandemic that has already claimed scores of lives. The move was an organized initiative that began circulating on soc…
March 19, 2020
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March 19, 2020 6:51 p.m.
Europeans sing health workers' praises nightly from windows
PARIS (AP) — At a time of isolation, people in many European cities hit hard by the new coronavirus are taking at least a minute each night to come together in gratitude.