Thank you for all of your replies.
I have decided to move on and leave this risk averse man to it.
A few weeks ago he suggested we car share to where we were going for a walk. He said to wear masks in the car and open the windows as it would only be a few minutes. I'm surprised he suggested it but went along with it.
Then last week he said we should go for a walk again and his text messages were hard to decode and I asked him what he was getting at which he said unless I wanted to walk miles to the meeting point where we were walking and that car sharing is not 1m+. I realised then and said I would meet him there and am happy to respect social distancing. I'm not sure why he couldn't just be direct. When I got to the meeting point he said he would have drove us had he known it would be difficult for us to both find the car park to meet at. So backtracking on what he said.
On the walk there were a few ledges which at times he said I could hold his hand to climb up. I declined and at one point I said no that I might have germs, I was frustrated at all this mixed messages about keeping away etc.
He said the night before he had to meet someone at the pub. I realised it was a woman as when people don't say what sex the person it is usually the opposite sex. I don't have a problem with him having female friends and we are not dating so I don't see why he was being secretive. He later said his nephew came with him and this woman who is an old school friend for a drink and catch up. He has mentioned her before but does not speak positively of her.
I was a bit surprised as he said he wanted to stay away from pubs due to the virus risk so we have not been to a pub for a drink. I just find it strange how this woman and all of the people in the pub don't have the virus as he claims and the air is clean and yet he gives me mixed messages about distancing etc. He is willing to take a risk for her but not me.
I have decided to let go as he is emotionally unavailable to be reasonable. I don't appreciate someone treating me as though I have a contagious virus. I know I don't know if I am carrier but I always distance, wear a mask in shops, wash my hands, stay away from large groups, have only recently started friends and I eat healthily and exercise.
He will have some more free time now to spend as much time as he likes with this female school friend and anyone else he claims he does not have the virus. Not a great way to try start a romantic relationship by making them feel inadequate.