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10-01-2022, 08:03 AM
BY JOSEPH DITZLER AND MARI HIGA• STARS AND STRIPES • JANUARY 7, 2022
TOKYO — The Japanese government approved renewed public health measures on Friday for three prefectures where COVID-19 cases are piling up at U.S. military bases.
The “quasi-emergency” means early closing hours for restaurants, a ban on alcohol sales and restrictions on large events
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The affected areas are Okinawa, where the majority of U.S. forces in Japan are stationed; Yamaguchi, home of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni; and neighboring Hiroshima.
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U.S. bases in Japan on Friday confirmed 348 new coronavirus cases that accumulated during the week.
Another 91 people turned up with COVID-19 on Thursday at MCAS Iwakuni, the U.S. hotspot that continues to post the military’s highest one-day case numbers. U.S. Forces Japan a day earlier said nearly 1,800 people at 18 U.S. bases were infected with the virus.
More info at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pa...10691.html
TOKYO — The Japanese government approved renewed public health measures on Friday for three prefectures where COVID-19 cases are piling up at U.S. military bases.
The “quasi-emergency” means early closing hours for restaurants, a ban on alcohol sales and restrictions on large events
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The affected areas are Okinawa, where the majority of U.S. forces in Japan are stationed; Yamaguchi, home of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni; and neighboring Hiroshima.
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U.S. bases in Japan on Friday confirmed 348 new coronavirus cases that accumulated during the week.
Another 91 people turned up with COVID-19 on Thursday at MCAS Iwakuni, the U.S. hotspot that continues to post the military’s highest one-day case numbers. U.S. Forces Japan a day earlier said nearly 1,800 people at 18 U.S. bases were infected with the virus.
More info at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pa...10691.html
