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2020.03.08 07:45 GMT+8

Dozens trapped after coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in SE China, 45 rescued

Updated 2020.03.08 07:45 GMT+8
CGTN

Dozens trapped after coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in SE China, 45 rescued

Dozens of people were trapped after a hotel collapsed in Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province.

The collapsed Xinjia Hotel had been transformed into a quarantine facility amid the coronavirus outbreak for people who had close contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients, according to People's Daily.

As of Sunday morning, a total of 45 people have been rescued so far. Rescue teams are still searching for anyone possibly trapped under the debris.  

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