A Spanish cab driver was called to a local hospital to transport a patient, but was instead greeted with applause.

Doctors and nurses were thanking him for ferrying coronavirus patients to the medical center free of charge.

The man, who was given a check and his negative COVID-19 test result, became emotional.

The country's taxi union shared a video capturing the heartwarming moment on Twitter Saturday.

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A Spanish taxi driver, who has been giving coronavirus patients free rides to a local hospital, was thanked for his kindness by doctors and nurses.

A video shared on Saturday on the Twitter page of #ElTaxiUnido, the country's taxi union, shows the unnamed man arriving at a hospital and being greeted by applause.

He was lured there under the guise of transporting a patient, but instead received a check and the result of his COVID-19 test, which came back negative, the union wrote in Spanish on the social media post.

The heartwarming clip has been viewed by more than 11 million people and shows the driver standing by the hospital's door as he realizes he's receiving a standing ovation. He becomes emotional as a member of the hospital staff hands him the two gifts amid cheers.

The union wrote that the driver couldn't stop crying because of the "surprise."

It's unclear when the video was filmed or where.

As of Monday, Spain remains the second-hardest hit country in the world, with more than 200,o00 novel coronavirus cases and at least 20,852 deaths, based on data from Johns Hopkins University. Upwards of 2.4 million people have been infected worldwide.

The Professional Taxi Federation of Madrid also estimated that its employees had given free rides to at least 75,000 people going to 300 medical centers during Spain's first month under lockdown, Yahoo News reported.

During the pandemic, all taxis are being thoroughly sanitized after every passenger ride, the union wrote on Twitter.