Ambulance service bosses have moved to quash a rumour doing the rounds on social media surrounding the coronavirus.

As the virus continues to sweep the country, causing schools and businesses to close and people have been advised to stay at home, inaccurate rumours have been spreading on social media.

One such rumour is that if a child was taken to hospital with Covid-19, then their parents or carers would not be able to go to hospital in the ambulance with them.

West Midlands Ambulance Service, the ambulance service which operates in Burton and East Staffordshire, has sought to quash this inaccurate rumour.

A viral post wronly claims when children are taken to hospital with coronavirus, their parents or carers are not allowed in the ambulance with them.

A message sent out by the ambulance service denies this, reading: "Judging by your reaction, lots of you were clearly worried about this, so glad we can set the record straight.

"Lots of posts on social media claiming parents won't be allowed to travel with their children if they have suspected coronavirus.

"This is 100 per cent fake news. We will take them."

In Staffordshire, which is overseen by West Midlands Ambulance Service, there have been more than 200 confirmed cases of coronavirus.