Five United States Marine Corps Air Station in Okinawa, Japan, were found with soldiers having tested positive with the viral coronavirus. Nearly 100 marine forces tested positive. Due to this, local authorities from Japan found the American presence not good for their community.
Nearly 100 U.S. Marines tested positive with COVID-19
One thing that the Japanese government was looking to explain the sudden COVID-19 spread in military bases was the reports that the soldiers brought their families in Japan during their stay.
"We are also looking into reports of gatherings and directing individuals to quarantine... Leadership in Okinawa is working non-stop to curtail the spread," said U.S. spokesman Maj. Ken Kunze, saying that investigation is ongoing. However, the U.S. forces explained that these theories were not real and had no basis at all. According to their Facebook pages, the Marine Corps is trying their best to curb the spread of COVID-19. They also clarified that there are no gatherings or other local contact from the officials to the local authorities, that happened since the day they first stayed.
"We are trying to limit as much contact (with local people) as we can, as we look to contact tracing of infected personnel," a U.S. military spokesman said.Okinawa is home to more than 50,000 US soldiers that are based in Japan. As of now, the U.S. government has not yet said anything about the issues or if whether what will happen to the soldiers that got affected by the virus.
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