People across Madrid, Spain applauded healthcare workers in the capital city on Friday (March 20) as the country continues to wage war against the pathogen pandemic.

Millions of quarantined Spaniards answered a call on social media to applaud the hard-hit workers in healthcare.

People across Spain paused on Thursday night to give a round of applause for the country's health workers for their handing of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

At exactly 20:00 pm local time, millions of self-isolating Spaniards answered calls on social media to lean out windows and balconies to give the country's nurses and doctors a big hand.

Spain remains in lockdown with all but essential movement banned under emergency rules