HERO NHS workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic received a round of applause and flowers from staff at Tesco.
Healthcare workers were greeted with a warm reception at the store in Belfast yesterday.
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Video of the moment NHS workers entered the shop on Knocknagoney Road, which is just a 10-minute drive from Ulster Hospital, shows people being handed bouquets as they enter the shop.
The footage has been shared widely on social media after being filmed by Tesco worker Michaela Osborne – who posted it to Facebook with the caption: "Showing our appreciation for our amazing NHS staff."
Many more similar stories were shared from stores in Llansamlet, Swansea, Kidsgrove in Staffordshire and Twickenham in London.
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Tesco said staff decided to make the gesture as part of the NHS hour it brought in yesterday.
The new measure, introduced after selfish Brits emptied the shelves by stockpiling, allows healthcare workers to arrive one hour before the usual store opening times every Sunday to buy supplies.
Brit supermarkets have struggled for a fortnight to keep shelves in the face of intense panic buying, despite appeals for calm from supermarket bosses and politicians.
Greedy shoppers have ignored their pleas – with hand sanitiser, bleach, tinned food and pasta all greedily bought in bulk by selfish shoppers.
One Tesco was forced to shut its doors yesterday after moronic shoppers invaded a special opening hour reserved just for health service staff.
Due to the volume of people, many NHS workers across the UK were forced to leave without doing their shopping as many had to begin their shifts and simply didn't have enough time.
Many other NHS staff said they couldn't stand in line as they had been told by their bosses they would face suspension if they are seen to be herding or at social gatherings.
Last week, critical care nurse Dawn Bilbrough, 51, from York, reached out to the nation after she posted a video of herself crying in her car after not being able to get food for herself.
She had spent two days working at an intensive care ward and in a heartbreaking appeal she pleaded with people to stop stripping the shelves.
Elsewhere Waitrose shops will set aside hard-to-find and essential products from today – exclusively for NHS staff.
John Lewis is also donating pillows, phone chargers, eye masks and hand cream, as well as 50,000 Easter treats, to hospitals.
And Marks & Spencer is now dedicating the first hour on Tuesdays and Fridays to emergency workers while the first hour on Mondays and Thursdays will be dedicated to elderly and vulnerable customers.
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