Four-star hotel in Barcelona turned into hospital for COVID-19 patients

A four-star hotel in Barcelona has been turned into a temporary hospital where coronavirus patients are being treated by medical staff of the city's Hospital Clinic, authorities confirmed on Monday.

Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza, located at the heart of the city on Plaza Espanya, is one of five hotels in Barcelona to open its doors to COVID-19 patients, according to the Gremi Hotels Association.

Hospital Clinic is the fourth hospital in Barcelona to extend its capacity to a hotel. Vall d'Hebron, Diagonal Mar and Sant Pau hospitals have already extended to different hotels and sports halls across the city.

Hospital Clinic's newest extension has capacity to treat up to 300 patients with less severe coronavirus symptoms.