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U.S. troops stationed in Okinawa, Japan, 235 more infected with COVID-19, up to one day more

Original title: 235 new U.S. troops stationed in Okinawa, Japan are infected with the new crown, up to a day

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  Overseas Network, January 1st Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 1st that 235 new coronavirus infections were added by the US military stationed there, marking the largest increase in a day.

According to the Japanese “Asahi Shimbun” website, on December 17, 2021, the US Marine Corps base “Hansen” in Okinawa discovered a cluster of infections. In December 2021 alone, the number of infections reached 522.

As for the cause of the outbreak, the US military stationed in Okinawa said that it is “under investigation.”OkinawaThe county person in charge stated that after the local government requested U.S. military personnel to prohibit going out, “U.S. military personnel are still going out everywhere.”

  According to Japanese media, before the mass infection occurred, the US military in Japan used to have completed vaccination as a reason to omit the new crown test after leaving the country and after arriving in Japan. It only required personnel to be tested on the 5th day after entry. Aroused many dissatisfaction in Japan. (Overseas Net Wu Qian)

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