A hotel and restaurant in Oxford city centre has temporarily closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Old Bank Hotel and Quod Restaurant and Bar on High Street closed its doors yesterday afternoon.

It said in a statement: "Our priority is to follow government advice, look after our valuable staff and be ready to reopen when the time comes.

"We are positive about the future; our teams are working behiind the scenes and are looking forward to welcoming you back as soon as possible."

Boris Johson did not state in his address to the nation yesterday that hotels were to close. 

However, restaurants, bars, clubs, theatres and gyms were ordered to shut last night.