I work at a walk-in health centre. The coronavirus super-worriers are a problem | Anonymous

A public information campaign is urgently needed to tell people that all bar the very ill should access help from home

Everyone in my walk-in centre is getting a bit twitchy. Coronavirus is spreading, and we are waiting for our first case to arrive after the initial ones became known outside of China, in Singapore and Macau. After January 27, some of the receptionists - understandably nervous about getting infected themselves - begin to flag anyone travelling from a country where there has been a case.

A couple come in who had already spoken to 111 because they were afraid after having travelled to such a country. They were told by 111 not to worry, but they still came to the urgent care centre wearing masks.

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