A ISLE of Wight woman has told the County Press that a good samaritan stepped in to give her hand sanitiser, as she searched Newport's pharmacies in vain.
Sheila Barvir, 81, has a lung condition and could not face standing in the queue at her third pharmacy.
Instead, a fellow shopper unexpectedly handed Sheila a bottle from her own handbag.
Panic buying has led to empty shelves on the Isle of Wight, as the County Press has reported.
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Sheila says she is very grateful to the woman who helped her.
She has written: "Amongst the sad scenes of empty supermarket shelves and customers fighting over - believe it or not - toilet rolls, a little ray of kindness came my way.
"I was trying my third pharmacy in Newport, in an attempt to find hand sanitiser, only to be told that I should be at the store when it opened at 8am and stand in a queue which would stretch down the street - but they would sell out within 15 minutes.
"I am 81 years old with a lung condition, so I just said thank you and left.
"A little while later, in another shop, there was a tap on my shoulder.
"[A woman asked] 'Are you the lady who was just asking for hand sanitiser?'
"She reached into her bag [and gave me hers, saying] 'I’ve got some more at home.'
"This lovely, generous and thoughtful person said we must all look after the most vulnerable."
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