Selfish thieves have reportedly stolen hand sanitiser from a cancer ward at an NHS hospital as the coronavirus crisis continues to worsen.
Heartless yobs are said to have ripped a gel dispenser off a wall at Northampton General Hospital, leaving patients at risk of being exposed to harmful viruses and bacteria.
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On Facebook, one paramedic hit out at the thieves as she urged people to stop stealing antibacterial gel.
Jayne Walters, who said the dispenser was stolen from a hygiene station located near a cancer ward at the hospital, said such incidents have sadly become “the reality of the situation”.
She wrote, as reported by Metro: “This is the reality of the situation! A gel dispenser has been ripped off the wall next to the cancer unit!
“Stop stealing alcohol gel! We really need it.”
A sign above where the dispenser was attached to the wall read: “Hand hygiene station. Visitors, patients, staff, all hands to the pump. Help protect our patients and yourself.”
Metro also quoted a spokesperson for Northampton General, who said the hospital had seen “a lot of hand sanitiser dispensers disappearing” from the ends of patients’ beds and welcome desks.
A gel dispenser has been ripped off the wall next to the cancer unit!
It comes amid reports of panic-buying sparked by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which claimed its sixth victim in the UK on Tuesday
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