Call for Thursday nights’ ‘clap for carers’ to end

Annemarie Plas, architect of the “clap for carers” gesture, has said next Thursday’s event, the tenth, should be the last.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd May 2020, 15:31 BST
Staff from Antrim Area Hospital take part in Clap for Carers in support of the NHS and key workers who are at the front line in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic in Northern IrelandStaff from Antrim Area Hospital take part in Clap for Carers in support of the NHS and key workers who are at the front line in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic in Northern Ireland
Staff from Antrim Area Hospital take part in Clap for Carers in support of the NHS and key workers who are at the front line in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic in Northern Ireland

The 36-year-old, from South London, told the PA news agency: “I think it’s good to have the last of the series next Thursday, because to have the most impact I think it is good to stop it at its peak.

“Without getting too political, I share some of the opinions that some people have about it becoming politicised.

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“I think the narrative is starting to change and I don’t want the clap to be negative.

“A clap is something normal people can do, showing our appreciation.

“But the power is not with us. We can give them respect but we are not signing the cheque – that falls on another desk.”

Ms Plas suggested resurrecting the clap in 2021 to mark a year since the coronavirus outbreak.

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