A GP surgery in Ellesmere Port has been forced to close due to a suspected case of Coronavirus.

Great Sutton Medical Practice on Old Chester Road announced around 11am that it would be shut until further notice.

A message on the surgery's Facebook page states: "Important Information. The surgery is closed until further notice as a precautionary measure following a suspected case of Coronavirus."

The closure comes after Wales confirmed its first case of coronavirus today (February 28) and two further patients in England were tested positive yesterday.

Great Sutton Medical Practice is providing the following advice for people via their landline number: "If you have any of these symptoms, a fever, a cough, a sore throat, shortness of breath and you have travelled abroad recently or have had close contact with someone diagnosed with or suspected of having coronavirus in the 14 days before getting sick then please do not come to the surgery.

"You should self-isolate and call 111."

Elesmere Port and Neston MP Justin Madders tweeted: "Great Sutton Medical centre is currently closed as a precautionary measure following a suspected case of coronavirus. Remember this is just a precaution - if you have symptoms and are concerned stay indoors and call 111."

The total number of cases in England is now 17. Following confirmed cases in Northern Ireland and Wales, the total number of UK cases is 19.

As of 27 February, a total of 7,690 people have been tested in the UK, of which 7,675 were confirmed negative and 15 positive.

A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease.

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China.