TOKYO -- Japan will permit any hospital with proper equipment to admit coronavirus patients in an emergency, as the country faces a potential shortage of beds should the outbreak spread.
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Coronavirus patients to be admitted to any Japanese hospital
Designated facilities would run out of beds if infection spreads
An ambulance leaves the Yohohama port where the Diamond Princess cruise ship remains in quarantine. © Kyodo
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