A GP surgery that was forced to close amid a coronavirus scare has updated patients seven days later.

It was more than a week ago that Boundary House Surgery in Bracknell reopened after it was forced to close for a "precautionary clean".

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Since then, patients and nearby resident have felt left in the dark with no details over the suspected coronavirus case.

Boundary House Surgery in Bracknell was up and running again on Wednesday, February 12, following a deep clean after a patient visiting from Thailand entered the premises on the Sunday night.

Residents went into "panic mode" following the closure and soon enough, rumours of the coronavirus (now formally known Covid-19) were spreading all over social media.

The Bracknell News has been pressing health officials for an update on the patient since it was confirmed as the reason for the surgery closure.

East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group said there were no updates on Monday, February 17.

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Helen Baker, who lives nearby, said: "It would be nice to be informed of the status of the person that was checked. I can understand a two or three day delay but my daughter lives nearby and it is the local surgery and it would be nice to know whether they are also living locally or not.

"They were right to close and have a clean and I have no problem with that, it is the lack of updates since."

Yesterday afternoon, Boundary House Surgery posted an update online.

It said: "On 12 February, Boundary House GP Surgery re-opened after being temporarily closed to enable the surgery to be cleaned.

"All services at the practice are operating normally and there are no confirmed cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus)."

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The statement did not confirm whether there are any ongoing tests, including the patient visiting from Thailand.

Outside the GP surgery, most patients remain unconcerned but said they would have liked to have been kept in the loop about what's happening with the suspected coronavirus patient.

John Bell was carrying out maintainence work across the road from Boundary House Surgery on Tuesday, February 18, when he said: "I think it effects people in different ways. I am not scared so it does not effect me and there is not much to worry about yet.

"If it gets worse we would have something to worry about. It makes you think twice when it comes to using surgeries and hospitals that are affected —they handled it well at the surgery."

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Bracknell News:

Resident Mrs Flower feels worried about not knowing whether the suspected patient has tested positively or negatively for the coronavirus.

She said: "It would put me off going to surgery a bit. I think they took the right precautions but we don't know what the situation is."

The News has contacted East Berks CCG for further details.