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Hotel holding coronavirus patients collapses in China

An 80-room hotel converted to a quarantine facility for people who had recent contact with coronavirus patients in China has collapsed, trapping 70 people.

Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou City  in China’s eastern Fujian province collapsed at 7:30 local time on Saturday evening.

Around 23 people were rescued in about two hours, the Daily Mail reported.

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No reason for the collapse was given.

State news agency Xinhua said rescue efforts were ongoing.

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