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NHS staff outside Royal Victoria Infirmary join in the pause for applause to salute the NHS 72nd birthday, in Newcastle, England, Sunday, July 5, 2020. People across the U.K. joined a round of applause to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the formation of the free-to-use National Health Service, undoubtedly the countrys most cherished institution. The reverence with which it is held has been accentuated this year during the coronavirus pandemic. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Annemarie Plas, founder of Clap For Our Carers, join in the pause for applause to salute the NHS 72nd birthday, outside 10 Downing Street in London, Sunday, July 5, 2020. People across the U.K. joined a round of applause to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the formation of the free-to-use National Health Service, undoubtedly the countrys most cherished institution. The reverence with which it is held has been accentuated this year during the coronavirus pandemic. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Annemarie Plas, founder of Clap For Our Carers, join in the pause for applause to salute the NHS 72nd birthday, outside 10 Downing Street in London, Sunday, July 5, 2020. People across the U.K. joined a round of applause to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the formation of the free-to-use National Health Service, undoubtedly the countrys most cherished institution. The reverence with which it is held has been accentuated this year during the coronavirus pandemic. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Annemarie Plas, founder of Clap For Our Carers, join in the pause for applause to salute the NHS 72nd birthday, outside 10 Downing Street in London, Sunday, July 5, 2020. People across the U.K. joined a round of applause to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the formation of the free-to-use National Health Service, undoubtedly the countrys most cherished institution. The reverence with which it is held has been accentuated this year during the coronavirus pandemic. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Annemarie Plas, founder of Clap For Our Carers, arrives to attend a reception as part of the NHS birthday celebrations to salute the NHS 72nd birthday, at 10 Downing Street in London, Sunday, July 5, 2020. People across the U.K. joined a round of applause to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the formation of the free-to-use National Health Service, undoubtedly the countrys most cherished institution. The reverence with which it is held has been accentuated this year during the coronavirus pandemic. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Locals join in the pause for applause to salute the NHS 72nd birthday,outside Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, Sunday, July 5, 2020. People across the U.K. joined a round of applause to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the formation of the free-to-use National Health Service, undoubtedly the countrys most cherished institution. The reverence with which it is held has been accentuated this year during the coronavirus pandemic. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)

NHS staff outside Royal Victoria Infirmary join in the pause for applause to salute the NHS 72nd birthday, in Newcastle, England, Sunday, July 5, 2020. People across the U.K. joined a round of applause to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the formation of the free-to-use National Health Service, undoubtedly the countrys most cherished institution. The reverence with which it is held has been accentuated this year during the coronavirus pandemic. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)