The British government has said there need to be extra measures in place to protect the elderly from COVID-19.
These include a reduction of public contact with groups most at risk, such as the half a million people in UK care homes.
The elderly are most at risk of dying from the novel coronavirus and the uncertainty of it is causing worry among older people.
This includes senior citizen, Ester, who said: "Of course I'm worried about the virus, like everybody else. And I just hope it doesn't get too much worse than it already is."
This chart shows just how badly the elderly were affected in China up until 11 Feb /Novel coronavirus pneumonia emergency response epidemiology team
For now, the fitness class used by Ester and many others is full. But when the coronavirus reaches its peak, these classes could be one of the first things to be canceled in order to try to protect the elderly.
Aaron Summers, who runs these classes is worried the affect it will have on the attendees if the virus worsens: "The problem is, if people get worried about it they might stop. If we need to stop, because the government said it is dangerous, then that's fine. But if not, they may stop earlier and then if they don't do it at home, they will become weaker and that's a downward spiral unfortunately."
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Tuesday: "Every life matters." Not just the elderly.
"Any individual, whatever age, any human being matters. Whether it kills a young person or an old person or a senior citizen, any country has an obligation to save that person," he said.