Several detained in China over quarantine building collapse

 Chinese authorities have taken several people into custody as part of ir investigation into collapse of a coronavirus quarantine facility that killed at least 28 people.

Officials told reporters Wednesday that preliminary investigations h shown “serious problems exist in construction, revation and examination and approval" of Xinjia Hotel, official Xinhua News ncy reported.

hotel in souastern city of Quanzhou was being used to quarantine suspected coronavirus patients when it came crashing down Saturday night. In dition to de, one or person is still missing, while 42 people survived.

Xinhua quoted Quanzhou's Executive Deputy Mayor Hong Ziqiang as saying that “those responsible for accident have been taken into custody," but gave details.