Coronavirus Latest: Medical Workers Receive 'Sneaky' Surprise From Philadelphia-Based Sneaker Company

Matt Petrillo reports.

EXPANDED ITS FOOD DISTRIBUTIONSITES FROM 20 TO 40 LOCATIONS.AND NOW TO A HEARTWARMINGSTORY YOU'LL ONLY SEE HERE ON"EYEWITNESS NEWS."MEDICAL WORKERS IN WESTPHILADELPHIA WERE GREETED BY ABIG SURPRISE THIS MORNING."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO IS JOINING USLIVE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THEDETAILS.MATT.Reporter: HEY, GOODAFTERNOON TO YOU.IN THE BATTLE AGAINSTCORONAVIRUS, DOCTORS ANDNURSES ARE WORKING ENDLESSHOURS ON THEIR FEET AND ITCOULD BE GRUELING BUT APHILADELPHIA BASED SNEAKERCOMPANY IS WORKING TO LIFTTHEIR SPIRITS.ONLY "EYEWITNESS NEWS" WASTHERE AS THESE HEALTH HEROESGATHERED FOR THEIR MORNINGMEETING OUTSIDE PENNMEDICINE'S COVID-19 OUTDOORTESTING SITE IN WESTPHILADELPHIA.GET THERE AND SURPRISETHEM.Reporter: THEY'RE CALLEDTHE SWAB SQUAD.HELPING TEST PATIENTS FOR THECORONAVIRUS AND ON THISMORNING THEY HAD NO IDEA WHATA SNEAKY SNEAKER COMPANY WASUP TO.THEY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T KNOWWHY WE WERE CARRYING THESEGIANT BOXES.Reporter: THE COMPANY ISCALLED CLOVE.IT DESIGNS SHOES SPECIFICALLYFOR 16 HOUR SHIFTS FORHEALTHCARE WORKERS.AND TO HELP THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES IT GAVE A SURPRISEDONATION OF SHOES IN THEIRSIZE TO EACH OF THEM.WE ACTUALLY GIFTED 26 PAIRSOF CLOVES TO THE COVID TASKFORCE THIS MORNING.THANK YOU.WE'RE GOING TO KEEPCONTINUING TO DO EVERYTHING WECAN TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHODESERVE IT THE MOST RIGHT NOW.Reporter: THAT STORYREALLY DOES YOUR HEART A LOTOF GOOD AND THAT SNEAKERCOMPANY CLOVE, ALSO COLLECTEDTHANK YOU MESSAGES TO DOCTORSAND NURSES FROM CHILDRENACROSS THE CITY.WE HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UPON "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT 4:00.