NHS staff applaud OAP who beat virus as he's reunited with granddaughter

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Moment hero NHS workers applaud granddad after beating coronavirus as he’s reunited with granddaughter

THIS is the spine-tingling moment hero NHS frontline workers applaud an 84-year-old man as he leaves hospital after beating coronavirus.

The grandfather had been in hospital in the north-west of England for two weeks after contracting the deadly bug.The granddad is wheeled out of hospital after battling coronavirus for a fortnightThe footage, shared on Twitter by @EmpressSapph, shows the 84-year-old waving cheerfully at NHS workersHis granddaughter filmed video of the moment he prepared to leave hospital.

The man, who was in a wheelchair and had a mask over his mouth and nose, waved cheerfully at nurses who lined the corridor to applaud him."We all thought it was just the after-flight flu as they had just come back from Jamaica."It was a hard two weeks as he then ended up having pneumonia and the doctors said he was 'deteriorating' and for 24 hours he was 'critical', but God!BRITAIN’s four million NHS staff are on the frontline in the battle against coronavirus.

He revealed he was "grateful to be alive" thanks to the caring medics who helped save his life, telling"I feel like I’ve been reborn."One exasperated ICU nurse posted a tearful request to urge all Brits to keep inside and support the NHS Shirley Watts, an operating theatre nurse at Basildon University Hospital in Essex, said she wanted people "to see the reality of what's going on" describing the situation as "desperate" and short staffed.Doctors are seen describing the "unimaginable" situation developing and warning they would be unable to cope with a significant spike in demand.

 

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