Coffee giant Costa are the latest company to confirm they will close their doors tonight amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The firm will temporarily shut all of its store from this evening.
However, they said every effort would be made to keep units operating within hospitals, where they will provide free takeaway coffee for the next two weeks to NHS staff.
A company statement read: "At Costa Coffee our number one priority is the safety of our store teams and customers.
"As the need to support social distancing increases, we have taken the decision to temporarily close our stores from this evening.
"We will do our best to keep Costa stores open in hospitals where will continue to provide free takeaway coffee for the next two weeks to the NHS workers who are at the forefront of the crisis.
"Wherever possible, we will also keep our Costa Express machines available to serve you a great cup of coffee."
