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A member of staff at the Tesco Extra store in Bristol Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester, has tested positive for coronavirus.

The individual with Covid-19 is recovering well and self-isolating.

Three other staff members at the store are also self-isolating.

A Tesco spokeswoman said: “One of our colleagues has tested positive for Covid-19. The safety of our colleagues, customers and suppliers is our number one priority.

“We acted quickly, working with Public Health England, and are following their advice, taking all the relevant precautions to ensure the safety of our customers, colleagues and suppliers.”

The store is open today.

Official government figures show that four people in Gloucestershire have tested positive for coronavirus. They are one from Cheltenham, one from Tewkesbury borough and two from Tetbury.

In the UK, the figure is 590. Eight of those have died.

The first case of a person having coronavirus in South Gloucestershire was confirmed earlier today. They were treated at Bristol's South mead Hospital before being allowed to go home.

A student at the University of Bristol has tested positively for the virus after returning to the UK from abroad.