Vision Express has announced it's closing all of its branches under Government orders. The opticians group said all stores have closed with immediate effect while all pre-booked and routine appointments have been cancelled.
It said the decision has been made "for the safety and wellbeing of customers and colleagues". "We believe that eyecare is a specialism required to maintain our health sector and wish to play our role during the Coronavirus outbreak in providing frontline, emergency eyecare support," a statement said.
The company will continue to offer a key health service to meet urgent eye care needs during the crisis, especially for isolating elderly people and key workers, and to divert patients from GPs, A&E and hospital