Dad Brings Daughter Meals in Isolation in Hilarious Protective Outfits

As many of us know, isolating due to COVID-19 can be lonely and boring.

However, one woman's time in her bedroom was made much easier by her dad's amusing methods of delivering her meals.

In a clip that was shared to TikTok by Australia-based Molly Bird, we can see her father standing in the garden wearing a motorcycle helmet.

He then approaches her room and puts a drink on the window sill.

Text overlaying the footage, which has gone viral with more than 4.4 million views, reads: "How my dad delivered me food through isolation."

What then follows is a video montage of the various makeshift protective outfits her father wore in order to give Bird food.

These include putting a traffic cone on his head and a napkin over his face, making a suit out of cardboard boxes complete with eye holes, using a pan lid as a mask and carrying an umbrella which was covered in a plastic sheet.

At one point the creative dad even delivered a plate on the end of a garden rake to avoid catching the infectious disease.

The funny footage, which can be watched here, is captioned: "Can confirm my 7 days went fast because of this mans dedication #covid #trending #isolation."

She also added in the comments that the safety methods worked, writing: "Can confirm all the hacks he used kept him safe and he didn't get covid."

The humorous video has gained a lot of traction since it was shared on January 9, having attracted more than 535,000 likes and 14,900 shares.

Many people also rushed to the comments section to share their thoughts on the father's amusing actions.

One TikTok user, Bambi, wrote: "Never miss a possible opportunity for a dad joke."

Another person, Tim, added: "You're dads a legend I wanna buy him a beer."

Nimisha gushed: "STOP that's so cute omg [oh my god]."

Issybella_n stated: "Uhhh Aussie dads are the best."

Laura Wheeler revealed: "CRYINGGGGG this is amazing."

Miya Wilson typed: "The fact that he went back inside each time and thought "what should I wear/make next " sends me [laughing-face] [laughing-face]."

User314159 observed: "The second last one with the frickin child gate box," alongside a laughing-face emoji.

Little Moon Wellness stated: "This is literally the sweetest thing."

Dipika.1587 commented: "Anything to make you smile. What an amazing Dad. pure love. You are so lucky."

Newsweek has reached out to Bird for comment.

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A stock image of a man delivering food. One TikToker's isolation was made easier by her dad's amusing outfits iStock

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