UPDATE: Latest updates at hospital unit forced to close amid coronavirus fears

Health bosses have released a short statement following the decision to close the Urgent Treatment Centre at Wycombe Hospital earlier this afternoon.

The statement from the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust reads: "The decision was taken to temporarily close the Urgent Treatment Centre at Wycombe Hospital this afternoon as a precautionary measure for infection control reasons.

"The unit has now been fully reopened. We apologise for any inconvenience."

READ MORE: Sudden closure at Wycombe Hospital's Urgent Treatment Centre

It is not clear what has prompted the closure and it has not yet been linked to coronavirus.