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Coronavirus: New mum Nadia Essex says people are stealing hand sanitisers from maternity wards

Nadia Essex has claimed that people are stealing hand sanitisers from maternity wards amid the panic over the spread of coronavirus.

The dating expert, who recently gave birth to her first child, said she had seen it happen "multiple times" while she was in labour earlier this week.

It comes after the death toll in the UK doubled as 35 patients have now died of coronavirus , with official figures confirming that the number of positive cases of Covid-19 in the UK is 1,372.

Nadia, 38, was responding to Jodie Marsh's tweet of a picture from a hospital bed which had santiser locked onto the side of it to prevent the bottle going missing.

Nadia Essex has claimed that people are stealing hand santisers from maternity wards amid the panic over the spread of coronavirus (Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Jodie posted: "The hand sanitiser in this hospital has been tied down with cable ties to stop people stealing it.

"The world has gone mad. I hate humans......

"If you would steal from a hospital then you are a whole other level of vile."

Nadia responded: "Ours was stolen multiple times from the maternity ward.

"Not just the sick but stealing from poorly vulnerable mums-to-be in labour.

"Will never get my head around it."

Nadia said she'd 'never get her head around it' (Instagram)

Nadia announced that she'd delivered her first child - a healthy baby boy - on March 12.

The former Celebs Go Dating star tweeted the first picture of her newborn son and told fans: "He is here and he is perfect."

The cute snap shows the proud first-time mum kissing her new arrival's tiny hands.

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