Two new infections confirmed at US military Misawa Air Base New Corona to 14 military personnel 12:08 on November 18
The US military Misawa base in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture, announced on the 17th that two new military personnel were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
At least 14 military personnel at Misawa Air Base have been confirmed to be infected.
According to the US military Misawa Air Base, two men from the military were newly confirmed to be infected, and one of them was tested positive on the 13th of this month after coming to Japan on a civilian aircraft. Is the husband of a confirmed woman.
The other was on a charter plane from the United States from last month to this month and had been quarantined for two weeks at a facility on the base, but a test just before the quarantine was confirmed as positive.
It means that these two people and those who are suspected of having close contact with them have not left the base.
Three people were confirmed infected with military personnel at Misawa Air Base last week, and at least 14 people have been confirmed infected so far.
Yoshinori Obiyama, Mayor of Misawa City, said, "The US military is observing behavioral restrictions such as keeping people suspected of being infected out of the base, and we believe that the possibility of the spread of the infection is low. I want to exchange information with the side. "