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Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Why are people stealing hospital supplies? NewsColony Image copyright Victor de Jesus Image caption John Wright spreading the message that people should stay at home March 29 2020 The Covid-19 outbreak has already brought a range of challenges for front line medical staff – shortages of equipment, doctors and nurses falling ill, and even thieves trying to break in and steal valuable supplies. In the first of a series of diaries, Dr John Wright reports on preparations at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Following the UK-wide lockdown, the hospital followed suit in a bid to limit transmission of the coronavirus. Eighteen entrances across the 26-acre site were sealed off and everyone is now funnelled through one main door. Staff must show their passes and patients are no longer allowed to bring visitors with them, even when they’re coming in for cancer treatments. But on Thursday night, shortly before millions of people across the UK stepped out of their ho...