China News Service, July 15th, according to Japanese media reports, on the evening of the 14th local time, Japanese defense minister Taro Kono said that three relevant personnel of the U.S. military Iwakuni base diagnosed with a new coronavirus had entered the Tokyo Haneda airport and had taken a civil aviation plane. Arrive at Iwakuni Jindaiqiao Airport. According to Okinawa Prefecture, as of 6 pm local time on the 14th local time, a total of 100 people with new crown infections in the U.S. military base in Okinawa.
It is reported that the three previously lied to Japan about "moving by leased car". Kono emphasized that "this is an extremely serious situation, and the US has been required to punish it severely and prevent it from happening again."
According to Kono, on the 12th, the above-mentioned three persons entered Japan from the United States and declared at the Haneda Airport that they would "move the rental car without using public transportation." However, on the 13th, after the PCR test results they received came out, the three men took a civil aviation plane to Iwakuni Airport. The US stated that it would impose severe sanctions.
Regarding people who are in close contact with passengers on the same flight, it is planned that the health care center will require them to undergo PCR testing.
At a press conference earlier on the 14th, Kono pointed out that the new crown epidemic situation spreading among US troops stationed in Japan said: "The details are unavailable, but there are some problems in the US military's epidemic prevention measures."