This is the heartwarming moment an A&E nurse was cheered out of hospital after recovering from coronavirus.
Dozens of health workers wearing protective equipment lined the corridors of Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, London, to say goodbye to Alicia Borja.
Her colleagues played her favourite music on the violin and piano as she was wheeled out of the hospital, My London reports.
The 63-year-old broke down in tears as she left the building, describing the NHS heroes as her 'second family'.
She will be reunited with her family after only being able to keep in contact with them via social media during her month-long fight with Covid-19.
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“I just want to thank my colleagues. I’ve got so much love for them. They are such a fantastic team. I haven’t been able to see my daughters for a month so can’t wait to get home,” she said.
“It’s been really tough. I stopped watching the news because I wanted to focus on being positive and put all my effort into getting home.”
And she added: “I’m a nurse but it’s still scary to go through something like this. I was in tears when I was discharged because so many colleagues lined the corridors to wish me well. They are my second family.”
Northwick Park was among the first hubs to treat coronavirus patients when the outbreak began, due to its leading infectious diseases team.
Ealing and Central Middlesex hospitals - which are also run by London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) - are also treating people suffering from Covid-19.
So far 523 people have recovered from the virus at the trust's hospitals, while sadly 364 patients have died as of Friday, April 17.
Chris Bown, chief executive of LNWH, said: “We wish Alicia and her family all the best. We all know this is going to be a long struggle but staff across the NHS are giving it their all.
“The number of people who turned up to cheer Alicia out of hospital was touching and shows how much staff care about their colleagues.”
It comes as the government launches the 'colossal' task of finding a vaccine with the establishment of a Vaccine Task Force.
