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HANGZHOU: Chinese authorities have warned that they face an acute shortage of hospital beds and equipment needed to treat a growing number of patients stricken by the new coronavirus, as the death toll passed 560 on Thursday and cities far from the epicentre tightened their defences. The number of confirmed infections rose to more than 28,000 nationwide in an outbreak …

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