A Chinese chippy in Bolton has temporarily closed and the owners have gone into 'self isolation' amid coronavirus fears.
The managers of A1 Fish and Chips say they will re-open on February 21.
Nobody in the family which owns the takeaway is ill, but because they have recently returned from a holiday in China they have decided to temporarily shut up shop for 'responsibility and safety'.
A sign taped to the front of the Westhoughton chip shop says: "Because Covid-19 (coronavirus) we will be self-isolation 14 days to make sure everyone safe.
"We reopen on 21/02/2020.
"Thank you for your concern!"
Customers who ring the takeaway are played a recorded message which says: "Hello dear customers.
"Because we went to travel before, for responsibility and safety we will stay at home for 14 days to rest.
"We will be open on February 21.
"Thank you for your concern."
Takeaway manager Yint Zheng told the Bolton News no-one in the family was ill, but because they had recently returned from a holiday China they had decided to 'be safe' by quarantining themselves.
A total of 2,521 people in the UK have been tested for coronavirus, the Department of Health says.
Of those 2,512 were confirmed negative and nine positive.
In China, the number of deaths from coronavirus has reached 1,380, with more than 63,000 recorded infections, in figures announced early on Friday morning.
A total of 44 more people on quarantined cruise ship the Diamond Princess in Japan have tested positive for Covid-19.
Two of those are Britons, taking the number of Britons on the ship diagnosed with coronavirus to three.
A coronavirus expert yesterday warned that the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories could lead to more cases in the UK.
Professor Paul Hunter, of the University of East Anglia's (UEA) Norwich Medical School, said fake news leads to bad advice and people taking "greater risks" during health crises.
NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens said on Thursday that many more people in the UK may need to self-isolate to contain the illness, which has been officially named Covid-19.
Also on Thursday, more than 80 people quarantined at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral were allowed to leave following 14 days in isolation, with Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirming they pose "no risk to the public".
The government advises that anyone who has travelled from Wuhan or Hubei Province to the UK in the last 14 days should immediately stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu and call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the area.
Travellers from other parts of China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Macau who have returned to the UK in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath should immediately stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu, call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country.
Please follow this advice even if your symptoms are minor.
The NHS website has more information about how you can reduce the possible spread of infection.
