A 34-year-old man with Down’s Syndrome beats the novel coronavirus and hugs his mother after doctors told him that he only had 24 hours to live.

Ben McCafferty was admitted into the Bradford Teaching Hospitals on April 4, 2020, but his condition rapidly deteriorated.

After defying all the odds, Ben beat the virus and was recently seen in a video leaving the hospital.

In the video, which is viral on the internet, the adorable man could be seen hugging his mother after getting out of the ward.

Ben walks down a corridor hand-in-hand with a nurse that was wearing PPE while other staff members shout their farewells at him.

A woman could be heard saying: “Bye-Bye darling, see you later.”

Ben jokes back by saying: “Bye, be good!”

His hilarious joke made the nurses burst in laughter.

Diane Margerison, his mother, pulls him towards her and gives her son a warm bear hug.

As Diane and Ben leave the hospital, Ben shouts: “Thank you!”

During an interview with the Yorkshire Evening Post, Diane, the mother of Ben, said:

“I didn’t think he would make it. It was the longest we had ever been apart. The care he received at the hospital saved his life. I couldn’t be more thankful.”

Due to the lockdown restrictions, Di could not visit her son during his stay at the hospital.

This is why Neil, the stepfather of Ben, quarantined with him at the hospital, which forced him to sleep on a camp bed.

The pair did not leave the room for over 2 weeks.

Describing the reunion with Ben, Diane said:

“I was just overwhelmed. I had only seen him over WhatsApp and that kind of thing but I couldn’t be with him due to the restrictions. We just had a huge hug. I never expected it to happen.”

Karen Dawber, the Head of Nursing at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals, said that Ben was a popular patient.

Karen said that over 60 staff members came to say goodbye to him.

Karen said:

“We just made him comfortable on a camp bed with his step-dad. We saw him start to get better. He was being looked after on our end of life ward. He was laughing and joking with the nurses. At one point we thought he would not make it another 24 hours. When he got discharged, 50 or 60 staff greeted him on his way out. He was very popular and I am just glad he has made such an amazing recovery.”

This has to be the best recovery story!

Good luck Ben, we hope you do well in life!