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Covid-19 patient leaves intensive care with applause

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Tuesday, 21 April 2020 12:15

The patient is being cared for at Nuneaton's George Eliot Hospital.

He left the Intensive Care Unit with cheers and applause from hospital staff.

He's continuing his recovery on one of their wards.

We're delighted to share this video of a #COVID-19 patient receiving a round of applause from our fantastic ITU staff on leaving ITU to continue his recovery on one of our wards pic.twitter.com/HZS6sGKqHh
— @GEHNHSnews (@GEHNHSnews) April 20, 2020

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