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Craig Williams & Kelly-Ann Mills

Mum transforms house into tribute to coronavirus key workers in just three days

A mum has shown her appreciation for our NHS heroes on the frontlines amid the coronavirus crisis - by transforming her house into a giant rainbow tribute.

Nikki Murray spent three days making the massive tribute, using chalk to colour each brick of her home a different colour of the rainbow.

And she even roped in some tiny helpers in the form of her two daughters Mollie, five, and Mya, 10 to help create it to keep them entertained during the nationwide lockdown, reports Glasgow Live.

Nikki's tribute has gone viral online, with her Facebook post being shared more than 4,500 times by people across the world and liked more than 5,000 times.

Their home is a tribute to key workers (DAILY RECORD)

Shop worker Nikki, 31, from Glasgow, said: "It just started as an idea to pass the time for the girls and something for them to do.

"I thought it would be nice if they could go out, get some fresh air and bring a smile to people's faces at the same time.

"Since it's been finished I can't believe the reaction there has been. People have been stopping by the house to take pictures and it's gone absolutely nuts online.

"It took three days and we were out about two to three hours a day.

"The girls were having such a good time that the hours just flew by and before they knew it was time to go back in.

The mum got her two girls involved too (DAILY RECORD)

"Everyone is doing such a good job during the lockdown and it was nice to put something up for them".

The massive tribute joined households all over the UK who have put rainbow pictures in their windows as a way of thanking hard-working NHS staff and other key workers.

Today Boris Johnson has urged people to resist the "temptation" to break coronavirus lockdown rules should the weather hot up this weekend.

Boris Johnson said he understood "everybody may be getting a bit stir crazy" (PIPPA FOWLES/DOWNING STREET HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

The Prime Minister said he understood "everybody may be getting a bit stir crazy", particularly if they have children in the house, and people may want to "hang out" over the weekend.

However, Mr Johnson, who is continuing to self-isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 last week, warned Britons to "stick with the guidance" in a bid to help ease the pressure on the NHS.

Downing Street said that ministers were prepared to bring in further measures if people ignored the official advice.

"We have said that if the scientific advice is that we need to go further we won't hesitate to do so," the Prime Minister's official spokesman said.

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