27 Mar, 2020 @ 12:06
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Gibraltar hospital worker in court for ‘stealing hundreds of pounds worth of medical and cleaning supplies’ amid coronavirus outbreak

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A GIBRALTAR hospital worker allegedly stole hundreds of pounds worth of medical and cleaning supplies amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

Ana Gingell, 53, is accused of taking the items from St Bernard’s Hospital after investigators found copious amounts of products worth around £325  in her home and car.

According to GBC News, Gingell appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning.

She was granted bail as the case was adjourned until May 19.

Reports of medical equipment being stolen had previously appeared on social media.

Gibraltar now has at least 35 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

It comes as Spain’s caseload has shown no sign of abating, with more than 64,000 cases confirmed as of Friday.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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