Ipswich Town midfield star Emyr Huws has taken to Twitter to appeal for people to ‘isolate dilligently’ in the battle against coronavirus.

Huws, whose father Rhys is a GP in Llanelli, made an impassioned plea to his 17,500 followers on social media yesterday.

He wrote: “Doctors like my dad are treating patients without proper protective kit, this is wrong and upsetting!

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“The least everyone can do is to isolate dilligently to try and slow this down.

“This isn’t a game. You are risking leaving our healthcare on the frontline helpless #protectthenhs.”

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Town’s season has been suspended until at least April 30 as the country unites to battle the virus.