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Belfast Live
Health
Jessica Mercer

Video: Man heads home from hospice in Belfast after recovering from Coronavirus

A man was applauded as he started his journey home to his family after recovering from Coronavirus.

Video footage of him leaving a Northern Ireland Hospice has been posted on social media.

He had been cared for at the Adult Hospice on Somerton Road, Belfast and was discharged last week.

The great news was shared on the hospice's Facebook page and shows Joe walking out of Somerton House to applause from staff.

The post read: "We have a nice story to share today about Joe, one of our patients who was cared for in our Adult Hospice at Somerton House.

"Joe had been admitted to the Mater Hospital and was later transferred to the Northern Ireland Hospice.

"Yesterday afternoon he left Hospice having recovered from Covid-19. Our Care Team were delighted to see Joe recover from the virus and applauded him as he started his journey home to his family.

"The Northern Ireland Hospice has been quietly and compassionately caring for patients with Covid-19 over the past few months.

"We pay tribute to our frontline staff and to the many people and organisations across our community who support us in our work.

"We hope that in sharing Joe's story we can demonstrate our strong and continued belief that in the face of adversity, there is hope."

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