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| Tenerife coronavirus: 1,000 guests at hotel quarantined | Tenerife coronavirus: 1,000 guests at hotel quarantined |
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| H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel on lockdown after Italian tourist tests positive for virus | H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel on lockdown after Italian tourist tests positive for virus |
| A thousand people staying at a hotel in Tenerife have been quarantined after an Italian guest tested positive for the coronavirus. | A thousand people staying at a hotel in Tenerife have been quarantined after an Italian guest tested positive for the coronavirus. |
| News of the quarantine came as the Austrian state of Tyrol, which borders Italy, confirmed its first two cases of the virus and Croatia confirmed its first case in a patient in a hospital in the capital, Zagreb. | |
| Health authorities in the Canary Islands ordered the lockdown of the H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel in south Tenerife on Monday as Spain waited for definitive proof of its third case of the virus. | Health authorities in the Canary Islands ordered the lockdown of the H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel in south Tenerife on Monday as Spain waited for definitive proof of its third case of the virus. |
| There was no official confirmation but a source on the island confirmed to the Guardian that the hotel was on lockdown and a Tenerife-based newspaper, the Diario de Avisos, reported that strict protocol was being followed at the hotel, with police ensuring that none of the guests left the complex. | There was no official confirmation but a source on the island confirmed to the Guardian that the hotel was on lockdown and a Tenerife-based newspaper, the Diario de Avisos, reported that strict protocol was being followed at the hotel, with police ensuring that none of the guests left the complex. |
| A British guest told Reuters that he was among those in quarantine and complained of a lack of information. | A British guest told Reuters that he was among those in quarantine and complained of a lack of information. |
| “We can see from the window there are security officers outside the hotel and about 50 hotel employees,” Christopher Betts said over the phone from his room at the hotel, adding that all guests were asked to remain in their rooms. | “We can see from the window there are security officers outside the hotel and about 50 hotel employees,” Christopher Betts said over the phone from his room at the hotel, adding that all guests were asked to remain in their rooms. |
| Betts said they had been allowed to have breakfast in the hotel restaurant but added: “We have received no information whatsoever.” He said he had not been tested for the virus. | Betts said they had been allowed to have breakfast in the hotel restaurant but added: “We have received no information whatsoever.” He said he had not been tested for the virus. |
| Ashotel, the association of hoteliers on Tenerife and four other Canary islands, called for calm and said the established protocols were already in effect. | |
| “The hotel where the affected tourist was staying is doing everything it can to deal with the situation and is demonstrating complete responsibility and following all the steps laid out in the protocol,” said a spokeswoman for the association. | |
| “The situation inside the hotel is normal; all the customers are being kept informed about what’s going and are co-operating fully when it comes to following the recommendations laid out by the authorities.” | |
| Spanish health authorities could not immediately confirm the lockdown but said they would test tourists and staff in the hotel. | Spanish health authorities could not immediately confirm the lockdown but said they would test tourists and staff in the hotel. |
| H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel would not comment, a receptionist at the Barcelona-based company managing the hotel said. | H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel would not comment, a receptionist at the Barcelona-based company managing the hotel said. |
| The move came after the Italian man – reported to be a doctor – tested positive for the virus. | The move came after the Italian man – reported to be a doctor – tested positive for the virus. |
| In a statement issued late on Monday night, the regional health ministry said “an Italian citizen has tested positive during initial tests at the University Hospital of Our Lady of Candelaria” in Tenerife, adding that samples had been sent to the National Microbiology Centre near Madrid for tests. | In a statement issued late on Monday night, the regional health ministry said “an Italian citizen has tested positive during initial tests at the University Hospital of Our Lady of Candelaria” in Tenerife, adding that samples had been sent to the National Microbiology Centre near Madrid for tests. |
| “The man is in isolation and under medical supervision,” the statement said. “The Canary Islands have, in co-ordination with the national health ministry, activated the same protocol undertaken in other parts of the country where other suspected cases of the disease have been detected.” | “The man is in isolation and under medical supervision,” the statement said. “The Canary Islands have, in co-ordination with the national health ministry, activated the same protocol undertaken in other parts of the country where other suspected cases of the disease have been detected.” |
| Spain has two confirmed cases of the coronavirus – one on the remote Canary island of La Gomera and another on the Balearic island of Mallorca. | Spain has two confirmed cases of the coronavirus – one on the remote Canary island of La Gomera and another on the Balearic island of Mallorca. |
| The Canaries are still dealing with the aftermath of a Saharan sandstorm that reduced visibility and left thousands of travellers stranded in airports over the weekend. | |
| The meteorological phenomenon, which is known as a calima, was accompanied by strong winds of up to 75mph that fanned at least three wildfires on different Canary islands. |