(CNN) A 99-year-old World War II veteran who survived the coronavirus has been given a guard of honor by nurses as he was discharged from hospital.

Albert Chambers, who will turn 100 in July, is due to arrive back home on Friday after recovering from the virus at Tickhill Road Hospital in Doncaster, northern England.

Chambers was admitted to the hospital three weeks ago after injuring his wrist in a fall. While there, he began to show symptoms of Covid-19 and tested positive for the virus.

But, despite the fears of his family, he recovered, and nurses at the hospital saw him off with a guard of honor -- a moment that was captured on video and shared on social media by the NHS Northeast and Yorkshire health trust.

"Thank you very much, I appreciate every bit you've done for me. It couldn't have been better," Chambers, who has lived alone since his wife's death almost two decades ago, tells one of the nurses in the video.

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