Churches canceled services, firefighters and police officers were quarantined and a college shut its doors as more people fell ill.KIRKLAND, Wash. —One church canceled Communion on Sunday and banned handshakes and hugs. More than two dozen firefighters, and some police officers, are under quarantine. The hospital urged visitors to stay home. And Lake Washington Institute of Technology said it is shutting down for two days to disinfect the campus. Around 70 people were trapped after the Xinjia Hotel collapsed on March 7 in Quanzhou, China. The hotel was used for medical observation of coronavirus patients. At least 4 people are killed, more than 30 have been rescued.
(Pictured) Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed hotel.
World: China quarantine hotel collapse toll jumps to 20
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- march 10, 2020
Kirkland, Wash., becomes epicenter of coronavirus response as cases spread
Churches canceled services, firefighters and police officers were quarantined and a college shut its doors as more people fell ill.KIRKLAND, Wash. —One church canceled Communion on Sunday and banned handshakes and hugs. More than two dozen firefighters, and some police officers, are under quarantine. The hospital urged visitors to stay home. And Lake Washington Institute of Technology said it is shutting down for two days to disinfect the campus.
The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20 , authorities said Tuesday, with 10 others still feared trapped in the rubble.
The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20 , authorities said Tuesday, with 10 others still feared trapped in the rubble. Forty-one survivors pulled from the wreckage are injured, the Ministry of Emergency Management said at a press conference Tuesday. The building in the coastal city of Quanzhou had been repurposed to house people who had recently been in regions hard hit by COVID-19, according to local newspaper Quanzhou Evening News.
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FEMA prepping for possible coronavirus emergency declaration
"To me this is another indication that the president and the White House are finally aware of the gravity of the situation," said former FEMA official Michael Coen.A handout composite picture made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of maps showing the concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) over China between January 1, left, and February 25, right, issued on March 1. The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20 , authorities said Tuesday, with 10 others still feared trapped in the rubble. China is no stranger to building collapses and deadly construction accidents (AFP Photo/STR). Forty-one survivors pulled from the wreckage are injured, the Ministry of Emergency Management said at a press conference Tuesday. The building in the coastal city of Quanzhou had been repurposed to house people who had recently been in regions hard hit by COVID-19, according to local newspaper
BEIJING: The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a Covid-19 coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20 , authorities said on Tuesday, with 10 others still feared trapped in the rubble. Forty-one survivors pulled from the wreckage are injured, the Ministry of Emergency Management said at a press conference on Tuesday. A worker wearing a face mask rescues a child at the site where a hotel being used for the coronavirus quarantine collapsed , in the southeast Chinese port city of Quanzhou, Fujian province. - China Daily via REUTERS.
The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20, authorities said Tuesday, with 10 others still feared trapped in the rubble.
Forty-one survivors pulled from the wreckage are injured, the Ministry of Emergency Management said at a press conference Tuesday.
The building in the coastal city of Quanzhou had been repurposed to house people who had recently been in regions hard hit by COVID-19, according to local newspaper Quanzhou Evening News.
The hotel collapsed on Saturday night, with footage published by local media appearing to show the building's facade crumbling to the ground in seconds, exposing the structure's steel frame.
The city has recorded 47 cases of the virus.
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The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20 , authorities said Tuesday, with 10 others still feared trapped in the rubble. Forty-one survivors pulled from the wreckage are injured, the Ministry of Emergency Management said at a The hotel collapsed on Saturday night, with footage published by local media appearing to show the building’s facade crumbling to the ground in seconds, exposing the structure’s steel frame. The city has recorded 47 cases of the virus. Video posted online Tuesday by the Ministry of Emergency
Video posted online Tuesday by the Ministry of Emergency Management showed rescuers bowing over the body of a victim, with one rescuer breaking down in tears and having to step away from the scene.
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Clergymen raise their hands, rather than engaging in the tradition of holding hands, during the saying of the Our Father prayer, as a precaution against the coronavirus at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church, in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 8.
Live coronavirus updates: Grand Princess cruise ship to dock in Oakland; Virginia announces second case
The coronavirus-stricken cruise ship has been idling off the coast of San Francisco for days.On the West coast, the coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess cruise ship is scheduled to dock in Oakland sometime Monday after idling for days off the coast of San Francisco while officials debated where to send the roughly 3,500 people aboard.
The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20 , authorities said Tuesday, with 10 others still feared trapped in the rubble. Forty-one survivors pulled from the wreckage are injured, the Ministry of Emergency Management said at a The hotel collapsed on Saturday night, with footage published by local media appearing to show the building's facade crumbling to the ground in seconds, exposing the structure's steel frame. The city has recorded 47 cases of the virus. Video posted online Tuesday by the Ministry of Emergency
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Display board providing information amid concern following the coronavirus outbreak inside the stadium during the match on March 7 in Anfield, Liverpool.
Live updates: Brazilian official who met Trump and Pence at Mar-a-Lago tests positive for coronavirus
President Trump’s order banning travel from Europe for 30 days due to coronavirus compounded upheaval in global markets Thursday as fears of a world recession mounted and Americans faced expanding restrictions at home. Trump scrapped his own domestic travel, while the NBA suspended its season after two players tested positive. MLS also suspended its season, and numerous college basketball tournaments were canceled. More than 1,300 cases have been reported in the United States, with at least 37 deaths. Tom Hanks became the first American celebrity to publicly announce a coronavirus diagnosis.
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The coronavirus-stricken cruise ship has been idling off the coast of San Francisco for days.On the West coast, the coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess cruise ship is scheduled to dock in Oakland sometime Monday after idling for days off the coast of San Francisco while officials debated where to send the roughly 3,500 people aboard. 
President Trump’s order banning travel from Europe for 30 days due to coronavirus compounded upheaval in global markets Thursday as fears of a world recession mounted and Americans faced expanding restrictions at home. Trump scrapped his own domestic travel, while the NBA suspended its season after two players tested positive. MLS also suspended its season, and numerous college basketball tournaments were canceled. More than 1,300 cases have been reported in the United States, with at least 37 deaths. Tom Hanks became the first American celebrity to publicly announce a coronavirus diagnosis. 
California, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts close bars and restaurants in effort to slow coronavirus
Governors in four states have announced the mandated closure of bars and restaurants to stop people from congregating and spreading coronavirus.In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine said bars and restaurants can stay open for carry-out and delivery but "what we can't have is people congregating and seated. Earlier footage from the ministry showed rescuers helping children put on surgical masks before pulling them from the remains of the six-storey Xinjia hotel.
A 12-year-old boy told rescuers his mother was still buried in the rubble.
"She was next to me just now," he said in the video. His mother was rescued alive hours later, according to the ministry.
Rescuers were also seen spraying disinfectant on each other as part of "strict decontamination" measures between shifts.
Besides the 61 people pulled out of the wreckage, nine others escaped on their own, the ministry said.
The first floor had been undergoing renovation since before the Lunar New Year holiday, and authorities said construction workers called the hotel's owner minutes before the collapse to report a deformed pillar.
The owner has been summoned by police while investigators work to determine whether the renovation or an original structural issue was at fault, according to the ministry.
Quanzhou Evening News reported Sunday that all of the people quarantined in the hotel had tested negative for the virus.
The emergency management ministry said some 200 local and 800 Fujian Province firefighters had been deployed to the scene along with 11 search and rescue teams and seven rescue dogs, according to Xinhua.
The National Health Commission said it had dispatched to Quanzhou 18 medical experts from the nearby cities of Fuzhou and Xiamen.
China is no stranger to building collapses and deadly construction accidents that are typically blamed on the country's rapid growth leading to corner-cutting by builders and the widespread flouting of safety rules.
At least 20 people died in 2016 when a series of crudely-constructed multi-storey buildings packed with migrant workers collapsed in the eastern city of Wenzhou.
Another 10 were killed last year in Shanghai after the collapse of a commercial building during renovations.
Coronavirus live updates: China reports no new cases, US death toll reaches 150, 2 congressmen test positive .
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