Video: UAE, here is how to thank Covid frontline heroes

Video: UAE, here is how to thank Covid frontline heroes

The UAE has urged residents to show appreciation for frontline heroes by sending a personal 'thank you' message via their social media channels.

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This is part of a national 'Thank You' campaign launched by the Frontline Heroes Office on Wednesday.

UAE nationals and residents are encouraged to record and share a personal video, telling these heroes how their lives continue to be positively impacted by the actions of those on the frontlines.

Videos can be posted on social media using #OurUAEHeroes and tagging @FrontlineHeroesUAE. They will be shared on the official Frontline Heroes Office channels.

The initiative aims to recognise, celebrate and thank 100,000 frontline heroes, "who continue to face incredible risk to their personal health and safety and make sacrifices every day to protect the people of the UAE“.

Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of the Frontline Heroes Office, shared his own 'thank you' message: "As we enter the second year of battling this pandemic, I would like to thank our frontline heroes that have