Stars and Stripes - Six new COVID-19 cases at US military bases in Japan, none in South Korea stripes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stripes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The U.S. military will start inoculating Japanese base workers interested in receiving either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. Forces Japan said.
by
Service members and civilians wait to receive the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this spring at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. (Anna Nolte/U.S. Air Force)
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa The U.S. military in Japan and South Korea reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
Kadena Air Base on Okinawa had seven people test positive for the coronavirus respiratory disease “over the last few days,” according to a base Facebook post Wednesday evening.
Four became ill with COVID-19 symptoms and self-isolated. The remaining three were already quarantined as close contacts of previously infected individuals.
Naval Air Facility Atsugi, 26 miles southwest of Tokyo, reported three new coronavirus cases Thursday, according to a post on its Facebook page. A sailor and two base employees tested positive after displaying symptoms. Their infections were confirmed sometime after May 24, said base spokesman Sam Samuelson.
by
Buy PhotoVisitors to Yokohama Landmark Tower wear masks while passing the Attack on Titan exhibit in Yokohama, Japan, May 24, 2021. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)
TOKYO U.S. military commands in Japan and South Korea reported seven new COVID-19 infections between Friday and 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Yokosuka Naval Base, 35 miles south of Tokyo, had four people test positive for the coronavirus respiratory disease during that period.
Two of those patients, both unvaccinated, contracted the disease through close contact with a previously infected individual, according to a base news release Tuesday. The others are base employees who developed COVID-19 symptoms.
Kadena Air Base on Okinawa had one person become ill with COVID-19 symptoms and self-isolate before testing positive Friday, according to a base Facebook post Monday.