“To those who felt uncomfortable by my actions in using the hashtag and the image spreading online, I apologise.
“These tweets give me a real sense of the stress being felt by healthcare workers at the moment.”
Healthcare worker makes a valid point about joining an online trend just for the sake of it.
People around the world are applauding these frontline workers for the work they do, and here in Japan messages of support and thanks have been appearing online with the hashtag #GratefulForTheHeroes絵 .