Of all the tributes to the NHS – now lead by Prime Minister Boris Johnson – perhaps this from an Ely resident is one of the finest.

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It is certainly one of the most illuminating.

The exterior display on this Ely home prompted an amazing response on social media when it started to be shared on Facebook.

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It has been viewed 11,000 time and shared many hundreds of times on Facebook.

Although the homeowner is happy for it to be shared – and enjoyed – we have respected his request not to name him.

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But it remains a powerful testimony to those on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic.

“Amazing” was the sentiment of one of many who have seen it.

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“I feel very proud of you even though I don’t know you,” was how another viewer described it.

As the Prime Minister himself said of the NHS after leaving hospital: “I can’t thank them enough. I owe them my life.”