TOKYO -- The Japanese government has lifted restrictions on receiving online medical services as clusters of novel coronavirus cases emerge at health clinics and hospitals.
Stopgap measure for first-time consultations hamstrung by lagging telemedicine

Hospitals are increasingly at risk of coronavirus outbreaks within their premises. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
TOKYO -- The Japanese government has lifted restrictions on receiving online medical services as clusters of novel coronavirus cases emerge at health clinics and hospitals.