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Kirsten McStay

Peter Andre denies banning fans from touching him at meet and greet due to coronavirus

Peter Andre has hit out at claims that he was responsible for a warning sign at his concert that ordered fans not to touch him because of the coronavirus.

Peter has voiced his fears that his wife Emily MacDonagh could catch coronavirus (Getty Images)

The dad-of-four performed a gig in Southampton at the weekend called 'An Evening With Peter Andre', and around the venue, signs were placed telling fans not to hug him or take selfies with him over coronavirus fears.

But Peter took to social media this morning to deny he had anything to do with the sign, and claimed he was hugged by all of his fans and that this has made him out to be a diva.

He said: "Ok this must be a wind up because I hugged everyone I met. People were saying to me that they had been told not to touch me and that there were signs. I thought they were joking. Brilliant. I am now officially a diva without being a diva. On a serious note though don’t touch me."

The global coronavirus death toll hits 3,000 following a sudden spike in Italian cases.

There are 36 confirmed cases in the UK so far, including one in Scotland.

The virus, known as Covid-19, has infected in excess of 85,000 people across 47 countries.

Nicola Sturgeon  says Scotland is 'ready for a significant outbreak of coronavirus' as she heads to a cobra meeting today.

The First Minister  chaired a meeting of the  Scottish Government Resilience Committee  (SGoRR) on Sunday evening and is expected to take part in the UK Government's Cobra meeting chaired by  Boris Johnson  later today.

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