An independent shop in Salisbury has decided to close until the end of the month to help fight the spread of coronavirus.

Vinyl Collectors and Sellers in Cross Keys Arcade will be shut until March 31 in a bid to keep customers and staff safe.

The decision comes after owner Paul Smith noticed "a steep sales decline" due to people choosing to self-isolate as a precaution.

A sign put up on the shop's window reads: "It has become evident to us from a steep sales decline in the shop [in] the last two weeks which is common with other traders that the general public have started to socially isolate themselves from non-essential public activity due to the coronavirus now spreading freely amongst the population. We can totally understand this.

"Our shop is not like many others in that through the course of the week many people flick through the records in the crates which could help pass on the virus if people do not have clean hands.

"Whilst the coronavirus continues to be freely passed person to person with the nation's cases growing by the day we have decided to put the safety of our staff and customers first so have decided to close our premises to the public until 31 March 2020 when we will review the situation."

Whether the Pre-Owned Record Day event on April 18 and 19 will go ahead will depend on how the situation unfolds, the notice adds.

As of 9am on March 12, when official Public Health England figures were last updated, 10 people in the UK have died after contracting Covid-19.

The number of confirmed cases in the country is 590, including four in the Wiltshire Council area and two in Swindon.