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Last week, governor asked III Marine Expeditionary Force commander Lt. Gen. James Bierman Jr. to stop flying in new personnel. He also requested that all Camp Hansen workers be tested for the virus, and that U.S. personnel be barred from leaving the base.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed “deep regret” that a unit of Marines was not tested for COVID-19 before it arrived on Okinawa aboard a U.S. government flight.
The coronavirus cluster at Camp Hansen grew Wednesday by another 17 cases for a total of 217, according to a statement from the Public Health Department.