U.S. military base corona infection information Request of reliable provision to Ministry of Defense Tokyo Fussa July 22, 18:21
Mayor Kato of Fussa City, Tokyo, where the US Army Yokota base is located, revealed that he requested the Ministry of Defense to make sure that the local people were informed of the new coronavirus infections at the base.
On the 21st, the U.S. Army Command in Japan announced the number of infected persons by facility of the US military in Japan on its website.
As of 16th of this month, the infected person is not Yokota Air Base, but according to Tokyo, etc., at least 3 people related to Yokota Air Base have been infected from last month to this month.
In Fussa City, Yokota base occupies about one-third of the area of the city, and 400 out of about 2000 Japanese who work at the base are Fussa citizens. He requested that he visit the Ministry of Defense and ask the US military for reliable communication.
Ikuo Kato, the mayor of Fussa City, said, “I feel that if Fussa citizens working at Yokota base are infected, they will be affected and their children will be very delicate. I would like you to tell the US military firmly.”
On the other hand, a council made up of six cities and towns around Tokyo and the base told Yokota Base and the Ministry of Defense on the 21st, "The number of infected people in US military bases in Okinawa is currently increasing. The residents in the area have been worried about the situation.” He requested that all measures be taken to prevent the spread of infection inside and outside the base.