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| Tenerife coronavirus hotel: 'It's only day two and we're struggling' | Tenerife coronavirus hotel: 'It's only day two and we're struggling' |
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| Even before she was quarantined in a hotel bedroom because of coronavirus, Hannah Green's holiday to Tenerife had been pretty rubbish. | Even before she was quarantined in a hotel bedroom because of coronavirus, Hannah Green's holiday to Tenerife had been pretty rubbish. |
| Hannah, her partner Court and one-year-old son were caught in the huge sandstorm that caused havoc in the Canary Islands earlier this week. | Hannah, her partner Court and one-year-old son were caught in the huge sandstorm that caused havoc in the Canary Islands earlier this week. |
| "We had one good day, we were out by the pool and everything," the 27-year-old tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. | "We had one good day, we were out by the pool and everything," the 27-year-old tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. |
| "The next day, we had the letter through the door." | "The next day, we had the letter through the door." |
| The family, who are from Hertfordshire, had taken a last minute trip to get some winter sun. They booked their stay at the Costa Adeje Palace Hotel on Monday 17 February and flew out five days later. | The family, who are from Hertfordshire, had taken a last minute trip to get some winter sun. They booked their stay at the Costa Adeje Palace Hotel on Monday 17 February and flew out five days later. |
| Three days into their stay, on Tuesday morning, they were advised not to leave their hotel room. | Three days into their stay, on Tuesday morning, they were advised not to leave their hotel room. |
| "The letter said to stay in our rooms for health reasons, and in the back of our mind we thought maybe it was something else." | "The letter said to stay in our rooms for health reasons, and in the back of our mind we thought maybe it was something else." |
| But that's all they were told. | But that's all they were told. |
| "I Googled it and found a man had been found in our region with coronavirus. It was really scary. | "I Googled it and found a man had been found in our region with coronavirus. It was really scary. |
| "I burst into tears and called my mum straight away because like I was just in panic." | "I burst into tears and called my mum straight away because like I was just in panic." |
| A doctor visiting the hotel had been diagnosed with Covid-19, the flu-like illness that is caused by the coronavirus. | A doctor visiting the hotel had been diagnosed with Covid-19, the flu-like illness that is caused by the coronavirus. |
| 'I'm staying away from everyone' | 'I'm staying away from everyone' |
| Hannah and her son haven't left their room since - but her partner has been out and about inside the hotel. | Hannah and her son haven't left their room since - but her partner has been out and about inside the hotel. |
| "I'm in the mind-set of just staying away from everybody," she says. | "I'm in the mind-set of just staying away from everybody," she says. |
| "I know that sounds a bit dramatic, but I just I'd rather keep myself to myself." | "I know that sounds a bit dramatic, but I just I'd rather keep myself to myself." |
| Hannah says she's had very little information from the hotel about what's going on, and she hasn't tried to contact British authorities yet. | Hannah says she's had very little information from the hotel about what's going on, and she hasn't tried to contact British authorities yet. |
| The family has had their temperatures taken and believe they are all fine but it has been reported that their quarantine could last for a fortnight. | The family has had their temperatures taken and believe they are all fine but it has been reported that their quarantine could last for a fortnight. |
| Two weeks is the amount of time it takes for Covid-19 symptoms to develop and is how long guests on a cruise ship in Japan were quarantined. | Two weeks is the amount of time it takes for Covid-19 symptoms to develop and is how long guests on a cruise ship in Japan were quarantined. |
| "We've got a lot of questions as well like how do we wash our clothes," Hannah says. | |
| "But the hotel has said if we need anything for our son then they'll bring it in for us. Obviously, we're going to run out of nappies and formula." | |
| "We are setting ourselves up to be here for a couple of weeks." | |
| 'I just want to get outside' | 'I just want to get outside' |
| But just two days into the quarantine, Hannah says the boredom has already set in. | But just two days into the quarantine, Hannah says the boredom has already set in. |
| "We're just watching TV really and obviously we've got a one-year-old. He keeps us occupied but it is pretty boring. | "We're just watching TV really and obviously we've got a one-year-old. He keeps us occupied but it is pretty boring. |
| "I mean, it's only day two and we're struggling." | "I mean, it's only day two and we're struggling." |
| She's trying to keep him protected and doesn't want to let him near other guests at the hotel. | She's trying to keep him protected and doesn't want to let him near other guests at the hotel. |
| "I'm just keeping him in the room and just bathing him, trying to wash his hands as much as I can," she says. | "I'm just keeping him in the room and just bathing him, trying to wash his hands as much as I can," she says. |
| "He's crawling now, so he wants to crawl around on the floor and stuff, but I'm trying to keep him either in the travel cot or his buggy." | "He's crawling now, so he wants to crawl around on the floor and stuff, but I'm trying to keep him either in the travel cot or his buggy." |
| It's his birthday on 9 March, and there's a family party planned at home, but now Hannah expects to still be in the hotel when that comes around. | It's his birthday on 9 March, and there's a family party planned at home, but now Hannah expects to still be in the hotel when that comes around. |
| She's been speaking to her family loads, and says the first thing she wants to do when she gets home is to eat and get some fresh air. | She's been speaking to her family loads, and says the first thing she wants to do when she gets home is to eat and get some fresh air. |
| "I just want to be outside to roam around and eat loads of food that I want to eat," she says. | |
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