Coronavirus quarantine hotel in China collapses, trapping dozens
Xinjia Express Hotel was being used to observe people who had had contact with patients
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A hotel in south-eastern China used as a quarantine centre for people who had come into contact with coronavirus patients has collapsed, trapping dozens, according to the local government.
As of 00:16am local time on Sunday, 43 people had been rescued from the wreckage of the Xinjia Express Hotel in the city of Quanzhou, Fujian province, according to a blog on the website of the Fujian provincial fire services rescue team. A video in the post shows a fireman walking away from the wreckage carrying an infant.
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