Disgraceful thieves break into north London NHS hospital and try to steal cash from ATM in canteen used by staff battling coronavirus outbreak
- Thieves broke into Barnet Hospital in north London and tried to steal cash
- In Barnet alone, 81 people have tested positive as cases surge in the capital
- The Royal Free London NHS trust tweeted that they ‘had no words’ after incident
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Cowardly thieves broke into an NHS hospital helping to tackle the coronavirus outbreak and tried to steal cash from an ATM.
The thieves broke into Barnet Hospital in north London last night and tampered with the machine, which is inside a staff restaurant.
Hard working medical staff at the hospital have been battling to look after coronavirus patients. In Barnet alone, 81 people have tested positive for Covid-19.
The thieves broke into Barnet Hospital in north London and stole from the machine, which is inside a staff restaurant
The Royal Free London NHS trust tweeted: ‘Our staff restaurant at Barnet Hospital is open as normal this morning despite someone breaking in last night to steal the ATM.
‘We have no words! Police are aware. #togetherwecan.’
Barnet MPS posted earlier today saying: ‘We were called at around 2am to a restaurant area broken into at Barnet hospital in Wellhouse Lane.
‘An ATM was tampered with; we await confirmation of cash or any other property stolen during the burglary. NorthWest BCU investigating.’
MailOnline has contacted Metropolitan Police for further comment.
The Royal Free London NHS trust tweeted: ‘Our staff restaurant at Barnet Hospital is open as normal this morning despite someone breaking in last night to steal the ATM’
Hard working medical staff at the hospital (pictured) have been battling to look after coronavirus patients. In Barnet alone, 81 people have tested positive for Covid-19
The news comes as Home Secretary Priti Patel called NHS staff, police and firefighters the ‘glue holding us all together’ amid the pandemic.
Britain’s coronavirus death toll rose today to 240, after seven new victims were confirmed to have died in Wales.
The raid on the hospital has sparked anger on social media.
Piers Morgan tweeted: ‘FFS. This is this is beyond contempt. In fact, it’s beyond humanity.’
Another person tweeted: ‘Lowest of the low. How do people genuinely live with themselves after doing stuff like this?’
It also comes as NHS workers have voiced concerns they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure they do not catch the virus from patients.
Piers Morgan tweeted: ‘FFS. This is this is beyond contempt. In fact, it’s beyond humanity’
The surge in cases of the coronavirus today came as Boris Johnson pleaded with young people to take the potentially life-threatening infection more seriously.
Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton confirmed today that 12 people in Wales have died in total, with figures rising overnight by seven.
‘My thoughts are with their families and friends, and I ask that their privacy is respected at this very sad time,’ Dr Atherton said.
Meanwhile, Boris Johnson urged Britons to celebrate Mother’s Day remotely by using video calls – as he admits the NHS could be ‘overwhelmed’ by the outbreak.