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WATCH: Burj Khalifa display thanks frontline teams combating COVID-19

Wednesday, 1 April 2020 21:57

Burj Khalifa lit up to thank all frontline teams combating COVID-19 in the UAE.

Thank you messages to emergency units, doctors, nurses, journalists, paramedics, civil defense teams and to many more contributors were displayed on the tallest building.

The show, which lasted for just over a minute, concluded with the hashtag #ThankYouHeroes as a sign of appreciation to all those helping contain the spread of the coronavirus.

From #Dubai to everyone on the frontlines: #ThankYouHeroes pic.twitter.com/ok07cv5FuO
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 1, 2020

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