The building's owner has been summoned by police.
A man , who has recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus infection, arrives at a hotel for a 14-day quarantine after being discharged from a hospital in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on March 1, 2020. - China on March 1 reported 35 more deaths from the new coronavirus, taking the toll in the country to 2,870. / China OUTAt least ten people were killed in the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, authorities said Sunday.
Rescuers were also seen spraying disinfectant on each other as part of “strict decontamination” measures between shifts.Other videos circulating on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform show workers combing through the rubble in the dark as they reassure a woman trapped under heavy debris and carry injured people to ambulances.The building’s facade appeared to have crumbled to the ground, exposing the structure’s steel frame.
More than 800 rescuers and 750 medical staff were deployed for the rescue effort along with 20 ambulances, the ministry said.
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