Built in 100 seconds! Amazing time lapse video shows how new Nightingale Hospital was constructed

Health secretary Matt Hancock praised the NHS staff, military, contractors and volunteers who turned the site, near to Nissan’s Wearside plant, into a 460-bed hospital in just weeks as the fight against the coronavirus pandemic continues.

The site was officially opened by the Countess of Wessex, while a host of celebrities from the region sent their best wishes via video to NHS staff on the day.

As the facility was opened, a special ‘time lapse’ video was released to show how the new hospital was created in such a short space of time.