Reports in England claim that Chelsea are set to open the doors of a second hotel to NHS staff as they continue to aid London’s fight against coronavirus.

According to the Evening Standard, the Copthorne Hotel at Stamford Bridge, which has 160 rooms, will be made available free of charge to any frontline workers in need of separate accommodation.

The decision comes after the club on Thursday committed to providing 78,000 meals for health and social care workers over an initial six weeks.

Chelsea will pay for 13,000 meals a week to be sent to the five hospitals under the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, as well as supporting a number of other charities.

Chelsea have already offered the use of the Millennium Hotel, which has now reached capacity.

Owner Roman Abramovich has, according to chairman Bruce Buck, been “instrumental” in pushing staff at the club to find ways they can help the effort against Covid-19.