PHOTOS Thumb-up: A shout-out to health workers

Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) director Jeong Eun-kyung, center in the front row, and other officials show a thumb-up put on the palm of the other hand in collective show of respect for healthcare workers fighting against the coronavirus pandemic across the country. Their show of support and solidarity took place at KCDC headquarters in Osong, North Chungcheong Province, April 22. A “Shout-out to health workers” campaign, represented by the hand shape, has gone viral online since the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures HQ launched the campaign on April 16. Numerous people from all walks of life ― children, bureaucrats, office workers, celebrates, sports stars, police officers, firefighters and soldiers, to name a few ― have participated, sharing photos of themselves making the symbol with their hands. Yonhap

KCDC Director Jeong Eun-kyung. Yonhap

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun

Korea Coast Guard officials

Korea Coast Guard officials

Vice?Health Minister Kim Gang-lip, center, and other officials show their “thumb-ups” to health workers at a coronavirus-specialized hospital in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, on Apr. 21. Yonhap

Kim Yuna, Olympic gold medalist in figure staking. Captured from Kim's Instagram

A collection of campaign photos.

A collection of campaign photos.

Health workers clench their fists to cheer themselves up at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital, Apr. 23. Yonhap