Chief Minister of Balochistan, Jam Kamal wants people to support their doctors and medical staff by coming out on their balconies, roofs, and windows, clapping their hands and flashing their mobile lights to appreciate the doctors working to help people during the coronavirus pandemic.

The CM is not wrong. Different countries have been using this technique to give moral support to their medical workers.

People clap from their windows in support of medical staff in Paris, France
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A woman applauds doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus as part of a nationwide initiative to show unity and support in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Family members applaud from their balconies during a call on social media to thank Spanish medical staff in Ronda, Spain
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A man plays the violin from a balcony to raise morale in Berlin, Germany
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People hold up their smartphones on a balcony as part of nationwide flash mob to light up Rome, Italy
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