The number of victims of the collapse of the hotel in China increased to 26

It is reported by People's Daily on Twitter.

The death toll from the hotel-turned quarantine facility for # COVID19 that collapsed in SE China's #Quanzhou City on Saturday has risen to 26. Rescuers have pulled 68 people from the rubble, 42 survived. Search still underway for another three trapped. pic.twitter.com/TvMxL6NNnk

It is specified that rescuers continue the search for three people.

Previously reported 20 victims of the incident.

On March 7, a hotel collapsed in Quanzhou City in Fujian Province in southeast China. It was reported that under the rubble were 70 people.

As the Chinese media reported, the building was used to quarantine people who were in close contact with those infected with a new type of coronavirus infection, COVID-19.