61 people infected at US military base in Okinawa Prefecture announced New Coronavirus July 12 at 0:51
Okinawa Prefecture announced that the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus at Futenma base, Camp Hansen, and two US military bases has increased to 61.
The U.S. military did not disclose the number of infected persons at the base, but on the night of the 11th, Governor Tamaki and U.S. Army chief Lieutenant General Herman Cladi, who was stationed in Okinawa, had a telephone conversation and the infected person was confirmed by the prefecture. We agreed that it was okay to publish the numbers.
In response to this, the prefecture announced that it had confirmed infections of 38 people at Futenma base and 23 people at Camp Hansen, totaling 61 people.
The number of infected people at the two bases by the 10th was 16 and the infection was rapidly expanding. It was revealed that access to the two bases was restricted to some military personnel.
Governor Tamaki said, "It is regrettable that a large number of U.S. military personnel have been infected in a short period while the citizens of the prefecture are working together to prevent the infection, and I have to be skeptical of the measures." In addition, he showed the idea of strengthening the inspection system for Japanese employees working at the base.