4 Dead in Collapse of Chinese Hotel Used for Virus Control
A hotel used for medical observation of people who had contact with coronavirus patients collapsed in southeastern China on Saturday, trapping some 70 people, news reports said. There were no immediate reports of deaths.
Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou on March 7.
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Beijing (AP) -- At least four people were killed in the collapse of hotel in southeastern China that was being used for medical observation of people who had arrived from areas hit by the coronavirus outbreak, authorities said Sunday.
The sudden collapse of the building on Saturday evening trapped 71 people, the Ministry of Emergency Management said. Thirty-eight had been rescued as of 10:30 a.m. Sunday, including one person in critical condition and four others in serious condition, the ministry said.