Governments around the world are advising people to socially distance themselves in order to reduce pressures on health services and stop the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19).

This is even more important now UK schools have been closed to most children.

But what exactly is the advice on social distancing - and who should be doing it the most? And how exactly does it stop the spread of coronavirus?

The BBC's Health Correspondent, Laura Foster explains.

Video by: Laura Foster, Tobias Chapple and Terry Saunders.