Peter Andre has voiced his fears that his wife Emily MacDonagh could catch coronavirus.
The Mysterious Girl singer, 46, said he started worrying about Emily, who is a doctor, when he went to the airport and saw customs officers wearing masks.
As of Monday afternoon, 4,501 people in total have now been tested for coronavirus in the UK, of which nine have come back positive, and Pete thinks it's "more serious than we've been led to believe".
Writing in his new! magazine column, he said: "I was at an airport last week and all the customs officers were wearing masks. It really alarmed me.
"When I first saw people in the streets wearing them I thought it was a bit extreme, but the more I see and read, the more I'm beginning to think, 'Is it more serious than we've been led to believe?'
"I've started noticing people sneezing and coughing and my instant reaction is, 'Have they got the virus?'
"I know the NHS and Public Health England are doing all they can.
"Obviously Emily being a doctor brings it close to home for me and, of course, I'm worried about her. But I'm also proud of her doing her job."
Public Health England has classed coronavirus as a "serious and imminent threat" to the UK population.
GPs are among those who have been struck down by the illness.
Pete added: "At the time of writing my column, the number of cases of the coronavirus in the UK had reached nine, with 12 schools in West Sussex placed on alert as a precaution after five people in the county were diagnosed."
It comes after Simon Cowell revealed he will be putting a face mask on his six-year-old son Eric when they visit Disneyland Paris next weekend.
"I am terrified about it. I have worn masks for ages. When I cycle around town I wear a mask," he confessed on talkRADIO.
