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Marines, Air Force count six new coronavirus cases at bases in Japan

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The U. S. military in Japan reported another six cases of the coronavirus Monday and Tuesday at bases on Okinawa and in Tokyo.
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The U. S. military in Japan reported another six cases of the coronavirus Monday and Tuesday at bases on Okinawa and in Tokyo.
Also Tuesday, an Okinawa health official called on U. S. military personnel to stay on their installations and for tourists to stay away from the island to stem the further spread of the virus.
“It is very concerning as the off-base infection cases are rising currently and more foot traffic will be going out off base as Marines and their families start to go off base,” an Okinawa prefectural health spokesman told Stars and Stripes on Tuesday. “It will increase the chance of new infections.”
Capacity at local hospitals is stretched, he said. It’s customary in Japan for some government officials to speak to the media on condition of anonymity.
After a two-month stretch without a new infection, the number of cases on the island prefecture since July 8 has risen to 89. Gov. Denny Tamaki reported 21 new cases on Tuesday, according to the Okinawa Times. Okinawa has reported a total of 232 cases since the pandemic began.
Meanwhile, the Marines on Okinawa reported two more cases of the virus Tuesday at Camp Hansen, one of two Marine installations where outbreaks occurred following the Fourth of July weekend.

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