What has happened to proportion?

When - and why - did we start clapping people for doing their jobs? (In admittedly trying circumstances).

I see no one clapping the government, which is dealing with exactly the same problem.

Difficult to criticise the national religion before, it will be utterly impossible now.

If we want to thank health workers, maybe we could pay them properly instead anyway. A national round of applause is just ridiculous.

Thank you, NHS, and all who work there. But can we get over it already?