A Bulgarian family trapped in a hotel in Teneriffe due to coronavirus

A three-member Bulgarian family is quarantined at a hotel in Teneriffe, Spain. The hotel was locked after it was discovered that one of the guests, an Italian doctor, had been infected with coronavirus. He was also given a second test and until the results come out, tourists at the hotel will stay in their rooms. They are advised not to leave their rooms. Leaving the complex is forbidden.

The Bulgarian family arrived in Teneriffe yesterday, February 24, for a holiday. They learned about the ban from a letter from the health authorities, slipped under the door and a reference to the hotel reception desk for more information.

According to a hotel guest quoted by Europa Press, the visitng Italian doctor who tested positive for coronavirus had been in the hotel for six days, and "in the meantime, probably five or six hundred people must have left the hotel and returned to different locations in Europe ".

Maria Jesus Montero, Minister of Finance and Spokesperson for the Spanish Government said that at this stage, guests will stay at the hotel until the results of the second test are ready and the necessary health measures are applied.

The results of the second test are expected tomorrow.

It is not yet clear how long the tourists will stay in the hotel. The head of the Bulgarian consular office in Madrid is in contact with the Bulgarian family and is ready to provide them with full assistance as necessary. Currently, no other Bulgarian citizens have been reported to be at the hotel.