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| Coronavirus: Tenerife hotel with hundreds of guests locked down | Coronavirus: Tenerife hotel with hundreds of guests locked down |
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| A hotel in Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands has been locked down after a visiting Italian doctor tested positive for coronavirus. | A hotel in Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands has been locked down after a visiting Italian doctor tested positive for coronavirus. |
| Hundreds of guests at the H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel were initially told to stay in their rooms as medical tests were carried out, Spanish media report. | |
| The doctor is reportedly from the Lombardy region, where Italian authorities are battling an outbreak. | The doctor is reportedly from the Lombardy region, where Italian authorities are battling an outbreak. |
| Global cases of the virus have passed 80,000, the vast majority in China. | Global cases of the virus have passed 80,000, the vast majority in China. |
| The coronavirus outbreak has continued to hit shares, with Japan's markets slumping in the wake of big falls in London and New York. | The coronavirus outbreak has continued to hit shares, with Japan's markets slumping in the wake of big falls in London and New York. |
| The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the world should do more to prepare for a possible pandemic - a situation where an infectious disease spreads easily between people in many countries. | The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the world should do more to prepare for a possible pandemic - a situation where an infectious disease spreads easily between people in many countries. |
| The proportion of infected people who die appears to be between 1% and 2%, although the WHO cautions that the precise mortality rate is not known yet. | The proportion of infected people who die appears to be between 1% and 2%, although the WHO cautions that the precise mortality rate is not known yet. |
| What's the latest from the hotel in Tenerife? | What's the latest from the hotel in Tenerife? |
| El Pais newspaper quoted police sources as saying health authorities had ordered the monitoring of guests at the hotel in the south-west of the island. | El Pais newspaper quoted police sources as saying health authorities had ordered the monitoring of guests at the hotel in the south-west of the island. |
| One guest on Facebook posted an image of a note put under the door of their room on Tuesday saying: "We regret to inform you that for health reasons, the hotel has been closed down. Until the sanitary authorities warn, you must remain in your rooms." | One guest on Facebook posted an image of a note put under the door of their room on Tuesday saying: "We regret to inform you that for health reasons, the hotel has been closed down. Until the sanitary authorities warn, you must remain in your rooms." |
| Security forces are preventing people from leaving the hotel, Spanish media reported. | Security forces are preventing people from leaving the hotel, Spanish media reported. |
| One guest later told the BBC that people were now being allowed to move around the hotel. | |
| The doctor, who had been staying at the hotel with his wife, tested positive on Monday and has been placed in isolation at the University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria. He will undergo a second test to confirm the virus. | The doctor, who had been staying at the hotel with his wife, tested positive on Monday and has been placed in isolation at the University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria. He will undergo a second test to confirm the virus. |
| Italy has the largest number of cases in Europe, 231, and announced a series of drastic measures over the weekend to try to contain the outbreak. | Italy has the largest number of cases in Europe, 231, and announced a series of drastic measures over the weekend to try to contain the outbreak. |
| In the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, a lockdown is in place in several small towns. For the next two weeks, 50,000 residents will not be able to leave without special permission. | In the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, a lockdown is in place in several small towns. For the next two weeks, 50,000 residents will not be able to leave without special permission. |
| A number of top-flight football matches will be played in empty stadiums next weekend. | A number of top-flight football matches will be played in empty stadiums next weekend. |
| Seven people have died. | Seven people have died. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| What are the symptoms? | What are the symptoms? |
| The main signs of infection are fever (high temperature) and a cough as well as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. | The main signs of infection are fever (high temperature) and a cough as well as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. |
| What should I do? | What should I do? |
| Frequent hand washing with soap or gel, avoiding close contact with people who are ill and not touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands can help cut the risk of infection. | Frequent hand washing with soap or gel, avoiding close contact with people who are ill and not touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands can help cut the risk of infection. |
| Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue, binning it and washing your hands can minimise the risk of spreading disease. | Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue, binning it and washing your hands can minimise the risk of spreading disease. |
| What does 'pandemic' mean? | What does 'pandemic' mean? |
| Have you been affected by the issues raised in this article? If so get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Have you been affected by the issues raised in this article? If so get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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