Pandemic Flags, United Kingdom

Last modified: 2021-01-09 by rob raeside
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Among the flags observed in the UK during the pandemic:

the Y/B/R #StayHomeSaveLives flag
https://twitter.com/southribblebc/status/1251107373244088324 (South Ribble borough)
https://hook.gov.uk/flags-in-hartletts-park (Hook parish council)

This Y/B/R logo could be seen in governmental communications:
https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tests-17992381

Many other blue and white flags, mainly with with the words �Thank you NHS� have been produced:
For example,
http://martinbrookes.blogspot.com/2020/04/thank-you-nhs-thankyounhs.html
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18362848.coronavirus-latest-covid-19-north-east-north-yorkshire-uk/
https://twitter.com/thurrockcouncil/status/1255772844358803456
https://www.royston-crow.co.uk/sport/royston-golf-club-launch-offer-for-nhs-staff-1-6623089
Olivier Touzeau 2 December 2020

The window or door logo (not quite sure which of the two it represents) upon the yellow field is black, just like the "Stay at home" inscription.
Source: https://twitter.com/southribblebc/status/1251107373244088324
Tomislav Todorovic, 3 December 2020

I expect it represents the inside of the door from slightly inside, thus representing staying inside. However, I don't know how common doors with an arched top are in the UK.

The drawings I saw seem to use brown:
https://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/stay-safe-stay-home-save-lives
https://twitter.com/HoopRecruitment/status/1248521309165965312/photo/1
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 3 December 2020