HOSPITALS across the district have confirmed that there are no cases of coronavirus in Bradford.

It follows speculation on social media site Facebook that there had been a confirmed case of the disease at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

However hospital bosses told the Telegraph & Argus: “We have had no confirmed cases of coronavirus at Bradford Teaching Hospitals.”

A spokesman for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is responsible for BRI and St Luke's Hospital, added: “The NHS in Bradford and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases.

“The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal."

In addition Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Airedale General Hospital, added that they also had no confirmed cases of the virus.

As of Wednesday afternoon, there have been eight confirmed cases of the virus in the UK. The Department of Health said that a total of 1,758 people have been tested for coronavirus in the UK, of which 1,750 were confirmed negative and eight positive.

Anyone who has arrived back to the UK from mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau within 14 days, and has developed symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, is advised to stay indoors and avoid contact with other people and call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel.

Infection usually occurs through close contact with a person with coronavirus via cough and sneezes or hand contact.

A person can also be infected by touching contaminated surfaces if they do not wash their hands.