A Central Texas resident visiting Houston shared a photo of his Uber driver with KWTX.

The photo shows the young driver enclosed in a makeshift plastic bubble inside his vehicle.

As soon as his rider entered his vehicle, the Uber driver told him not to worry about the plastic enclosure, explaining it was meant to protect both of them.

The driver said he got the idea from a news report he watched about a taxi driver in China using pipes and shower liner to cover the driver's seat.

The driver said it was his second attempt and that his original design covered both front seats. He said he removed that first design because passengers in the backseat could not get air from the air conditioner.

The driver's effort to protect himself comes as more coronavirus cases are confirmed in Texas.

The City of Houston reported its first case of the new virus, a man between 60 and 70 years old who officials say traveled with a group of people to Egypt. That group included four other area residents who have also tested positive