More than 100 tourists, including a 15-month-old baby and seven children, have fallen ill with suspected salmonella poisoning at a Costa hotel.
The youngsters were among 20 people said to have been taken to hospital following the health issue at the four-star Izan Cavanna Hotel in the popular resort of La Manga near Murcia.
A field hospital was also set up at the seafront hotel after guests went down with symptoms including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and in some cases fever, following a Saturday lunch at the hotel.
The initial alert referenced 28 cases, but by yesterday, the number of people with health problems had jumped to over 100 of the 800 guests believed to be staying at the hotel.
The baby and children understood to be among those affected were taken to Santa Lucia Hospital in the nearby port city of Cartagena with ailments including fevers.
