The Urgent Care Centre at South Bristol Hospital has been closed, with police in attendance and medical staff wearing masks cleaning the area.

One eye-witness described how patients and members of the public were asked to leave the urgent care centre at the hospital just before lunchtime today (Friday, February 28).

Members of the public contacting Bristol Live have described how the police arrived, and health officials wearing scrubs and masks have been going in and out of the centre, with a major deep clean is underway.

A sign on the door explains to patients the centre, which deals with walk-in minor injuries and other more serious cases, but is not a fully-functioning Accident and Emergency department, is temporarily closed.

Bristol Live has contacted University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, who could not provide a comment.

The hospital directed us to the Department for Health, who also said they were unable to comment as they are not providing a running commentary on coronavirus.

We will bring you updates below as we get them.