Leeds man self-isolates after returning from coronavirus-hit Costa Adeje Tenerife resort

Yeadon couple Chris and Janine returned from a holiday on the Costa Adeje on Tuesday, the day the H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel was put on lockdown after a visiting Italian doctor tested positive for coronavirus.

A British woman from Derbyshire has also tested for the virus after returning from Tenerife, it emerged on Thursday.

Chris and Janine were staying at a hotel a couple of miles away, but used the same bars and restaurants as the Palace hotel guests, as well the same beachfront.

Chris, 31, has developed a "tickly cough and runny nose" and has been told to work from home by bosses at his IT banking job.

He fears he could have been exposed to the virus - though thinks it is unlikely - but has chosen to self-isolate completely for 14 days, out of concern for elderly relatives and anyone else with weaker immune systems who he might come into contact with.

"It does have a long incubation period so I could potentially be harbouring this virus," he said.

Janine does not have any symptoms.

More than 160 British nationals are among hundreds of guests being kept at the Palace hotel, in the south west of the Spanish island, after at least four guests, including the Italian doctor, tested positive for the virus.

After calling the 111 number, Chris was told he and his partner did not need to self-isolate unless they had been in the Palace Hotel itself.

Chris expressed surprise that no questions were asked of him on his way back from the holiday.

"I thought they might have had people asking to check temperature or ask which resort we were staying in," he said.

"The only thing I noticed was the man at border control in Tenerife asked me to hold me passport up to the window rather than hand it to him.

"I thought it would be more proactive than reactive."

Professor Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England, said: "Public Health England has sent a health protection specialist to Tenerife to work with the Spanish authorities to better understand the public health measures that have been put in place in the hotel.

"This includes understanding spread of the virus within the hotel and how the Spanish authorities are monitoring the situation."

Downing Street has defended the response to the situation at the Palace hotel.

The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "The Foreign Office has been in contact with more than 100 British nationals who are staying in the hotel.

"They are providing them with support, they are also in regular contact with local authorities and tour companies to share information.

"The quarantine is being managed by the Spanish authorities. We understand that those guests who have been assessed by medical staff and who are not showing symptoms are free to move around within the hotel."

Pressed on whether there would be an evacuation flight for Britons, the spokesman said: "We base all our decisions on medical and scientific advice and everything is kept under review."