Coronavirus: UAE honours Covid-19 front-line workers with commemorative stamp

Proceeds will be donated to Emirates Red Crescent and will support Emirates Post staff working amid the pandemic

The commemorative stamp honouring the UAE's frontline workers amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Courtesy: Emirates Post
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Emirates Post has issued a commemorative stamp to honour workers on the front lines of the UAE's fight against Covid-19.

The souvenir stamp features a line drawing of medics, scientists, police officers, municipality workers, delivery drivers and firefighters against a backdrop of Burj Khalifa in Dubai and Aldar headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

It can be bought for Dh19 on the Emirates Post website. Part of the monthly proceeds will be donated to Emirates Red Crescent to aid front-line workers and low-income families.

The remaining proceeds will go to Emirates Post’s Covid-19 fund to support front-line workers within the organisation.

"This souvenir stamp sheet is but a small step towards repaying the immense debt of gratitude we owe these heroes and a way in which the public can also support," said Abdulla Al Ashram, acting group chief executive of Emirates Post.

"On behalf of everyone at Emirates Post, we extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all our healthcare professionals, to those working in the vital sectors and to the volunteers for their dedication and resilience."

The stamps were designed in response to the #ThankYouHeroes campaign launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The campaign pays homage to those containing the spread of the virus and providing essential services.