China: ‘Coronavirus quarantine’ hotel collapses, trapping dozens
Up to 70 people were trapped following the collapse of a hotel in eastern China. The building was being used to quarantine those suspected of having COVID-19. Rescue efforts are ongoing, with over half saved.
Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel collapsed in eastern Fujian province in China on Saturday evening.
Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou had been used as a quarantine center for people suspected of having coronavirus.
The collapse happened at around 7:30 p.m local time (1130 UTC), authorities said.
Four hours after the collapse, Quanzhou authorities said that more than 40 of the 70 people who had been in the hotel had been rescued. Dozens more were still trapped.
The two deaths confirmed Friday are a man in his 70s in Santa Rosa County and an individual, also in the 70s, in Lee County. Both traveled internationally.
In less than a week the coronavirus has now been detected in five Florida counties, with six confirmed cases in the state and two deaths.
As of Friday, cases of the virus have been confirmed in Manatee County, Hillsborough County, Lee County, Broward County and Santa Rosa County.
The two deaths confirmed Friday are a man in his 70s in Santa Rosa County and an individual, also in the 70s, in Lee County. Both traveled internationally.
How awful.
Bad enough to perform a regular rescue operation....now, this one involved quarantined/suspected COVID-19 victims.
Rescuing in full PPE cannot be easy.