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Workers carry mattresses to set up a quarantine facility amid concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in Howrah, on the outskirts of Kolkata. © Reuters

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

May 28, 2020 17:01 JST

TOKYO -- Stockpiling mattresses didn't top many people's lists of essentials as they prepared to hole up for the coronavirus lockdown.

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