Hero NHS paramedic evicted by TEXT because landlady fears its ‘only a matter of time’ before he gives her coronavirus
A HEROIC paramedic working all hours to battle the coronavirus crisis has been evicted by his landlady over her virus fears.
He was told by text to pack up after she claimed it was "only a matter of time" he would bring home the killer bug.
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Joseph Hoar, a medic for the South Western Ambulance Service, shared the message on social media.
In it he was told to move out and stay in an Airbnb as having him in her home was "not worth the risk".
The full message said: "Actually Joe, on reflection I am now super nervous about having someone from the NHS here.
"As it's only a matter of time before you are in contact with the virus.
"Can you organise an Airbnb and collect your stuff tomorrow.
"Sorry I normally would never do this but it's not worth the risk. I'll charge you for the week and refund everything."
He added on the online post: 'When you work as and you get evicted over a text by your landlady.
"Because of this I now won't be able to work my 12hr night shift tomorrow, so that means one less paramedic on the road.
"At these unprecedented times we need our NHS demand more than ever."
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He was inundated with offers of help, and advice to talk to his MP.
Many people pointed out the landlady's actions are not lawful, as they tried to find a solution.
It comes as 242 people have died from the virus and 5,132 have caught it in the UK.
All over the UK the majority of people are pulling together to help NHS staff and their neighbours.
A heroic lad saved up his pocket money and used it to buy and donate toilet roll to the vulnerable and elderly who hadn't been able to get hold of any.
Jimmy-Dean Hudson, from Westcliff, in Southend, helped relieve some worry for people who found the shelves stripped bare.
The seven-year-old now plans to help out with delivering bread and milk to those who can't leave home.
They wrote: "We invite you to forget flowers and cards.
"Instead we would like you to give acts of kindness. Help someone who is lonely or struggling during this time, who needs shopping, childcare or a chat."
Age UK has created community food bank style deliveries for the vulnerable, and volunteers there are calling older people isolated at home to keep them company.
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People have told how neighbours have set up an alert system on their street.
Greens pieces of card are currently in all their windows, but if it changes to red, it means that resident needs help.
And sweet notes have been posted through letterboxes all over the country, with messages such as: "Hello! If you're self-isolating I can help", and offering assistance with shopping or urgent errands.
