Uber driver dies from Covid-19 after hiding it over fear of eviction
by Robert Booth Social Affairs Correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#529TV)
Rajesh Jayaseelan 'starved', friend says, because he feared landlord learning he was ill
An Uber driver has died from Covid-19 after trying to hide his illness for fear that he would be evicted if his landlord found out, a friend has revealed.
Rajesh Jayaseelan, a married father of two who came to London from India about a decade ago, died alone in Northwick Park hospital in Harrow on 11 April, according to Sunil Kumar, a friend of his.
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