A hospital worker says he fears he will be sacked after a row which broke out when he demanded PPE. The 57-year-old, who works for a private contractor, told Mirror Online he threatened to walk out after being told he couldn't wear a face mask.
Following the dispute which ensued, he said, he was told he faces disciplinary action for aggressive behaviour. The man, who collects rubbish from The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, South London, says he's terrified about contracting Covid-19 as he lives with his vulnerable brother.
He said: "I'm scared to go into work. "I live with my brother who has a lung disease and asthma, and I'm afraid of bringing the disease home and killing him." Trade union the GMB has described the case as "simply