Applause for Eastbourne nurse as he leaves hospital ward following coronavirus battle

Footage shared on Thursday, June 4, showed Orlando Fulgencio, who works at Eastbourne District General Hospital's frailty unit, leaving the Jevington Ward for respiratory illnesses.

In May, he received a similar round of applause from colleagues when he left the critical care ward after being there for 32 days, battling the illness.

At the time, he was laid down in his hospital bed - but this time he appeared to be in better health, sat upright in a wheelchair.

When he left the critical care ward, matron Philippa Hartland said: “Seeing every patient recover from this virus is special but it is even more special when it is one of our own nurses.”