Sydney, Australia-Man leaves Hospital after fighting COVID-19 for 399 days A Sydney man who spent 399 days in hospital recovering from COVID-19 has urged the community to get vaccinated, saying the virus is real.

Sixty-nine-year-old David Avila Mellado was admitted to Westmead Hospital last year on July 29 after getting infected. Earlier this month, he was finally able to go home.

"I start with the COVID, I was in a coma for a few weeks, I came back here, didn't know my name didn't know nothing," he said.

"But now I can say my name. I can say thank you." (read on)