(US Marine Corps photo by Cpl Kameron Herndon via Reuters)TOKYO: Two US Marine bases on Okinawa have been put on lockdown by the military after 61 coronavirus cases were confirmed this week, the prefectural government said late Saturday. The US forces told the Okinawa government that the cases were confirmed between Tuesday and Saturday. The outbreaks occurred at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, which is at the centre of a relocation dispute, and Camp Hansen. Tamaki said some American military personnel had held parties in downtown areas and beaches around July 4 to celebrate US Independence Day. Personnel at Camp Hansen and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma have been put on “soft shelter-in-place” orders.

Source: Bangkok Post July 11, 2020 14:01 UTC