By JOSEPH DITZLER | STARS AND STRIPES
Published: September 22, 2020
TOKYO — The U.S. military in Japan had recorded seven new coronavirus infections as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Five of those patients are at Yokosuka Naval Base, south of Tokyo, while the other two are at Marine Corps installations on Okinawa.
Monday, the Marines also started randomly testing 1% of its personnel on the island twice weekly to detect any potential viral spread among people who exhibit no symptoms, according to an email Tuesday from Maj. Ken Kunze, spokesman for Marine Corps Installations Pacific.
Published: September 22, 2020
TOKYO — The U.S. military in Japan had recorded seven new coronavirus infections as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Five of those patients are at Yokosuka Naval Base, south of Tokyo, while the other two are at Marine Corps installations on Okinawa.
Monday, the Marines also started randomly testing 1% of its personnel on the island twice weekly to detect any potential viral spread among people who exhibit no symptoms, according to an email Tuesday from Maj. Ken Kunze, spokesman for Marine Corps Installations Pacific.