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Honda deploys minivans to transport virus patients in Japan

Honda's Odyssey for the Japanese market. (HONDA)
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NAOMI TAJITSU
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April 15, 2020 12:09 PM

TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. has remodeled 50 minivans to transport COVID-19 patients to hospitals and quarantine facilities in Japan, sealing off the rear section of the vehicles to keep drivers safe from infection.

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