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Politik Kills
Begin??!!
gokai_wo_maneku
How about doing the testing and quarantine before they come over here instead of after they arrive?
asdfgtr
Now?! Is this a joke?
OssanAmerica
Good idea. Should have been done over a month ago.
Goodlucktoyou
Only 7 months late in a world pandemic where over 4m Americans are infected.
thistle
Arriving? It means they are still sending people to and from the U.S. Even after this has happened.
No-one should be arriving from the States full stop. Military or Civilian!
Yubaru
They have been testing everyone down here for a number of weeks already. And they have been quarantining the military people coming into Okinawa for weeks already as well.
It's just being reported HERE now!
Monty
@Yubaru
They have been testing everyone down here for a number of weeks already
How do you know that?
Yubaru
Local news reports.
Numan
The protocol for since early this year was basically self-imposed 2 weeks quarantine. However, personnel were still able to interact with other military personnel and SOFA members were not really monitored especially if the family lived off base. So, they could go out anytime like when they needed to buy food and stuff.
Not only that but also infected Japanese workers were bringing it on base. It is still hard to get tested in regular hospitals across Japan, but it was really hard at the beginning. If you are full-time Japanese employ, you have access to the military hospitals. Some of the first confirmed infections were both American and Japanese patients at the military hospital in Kanto. I am not going to say which one, but before the lockdown, my Japanese friend was informed to keep the announcement of the first infected patients on base quiet.
Only hospital employees knew, but of course they told friends and family!
memoryfix
So, US corona cases started skyrocketing in March. And Japan has decided that Americans on bases are American and that, you know, there may be a risk worth looking into. And they decided that .... now.
carpslidy
Two conclusions
I am now generally surprised Okinawa didnt have a mass outbreak sooner.
And
Anyone calling for a lockdown is fool, the level of incompetence shown by both governments means it isnt going to work.
Tokyoite
Wow. How is this even possible?
The country with the highest number of recorded cases, and now we start to test.
Dango bong
begin!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! bit late no?
egads man!
Shouldn't they be tested before leaving?
Vanessa Carlisle
That it took them this long is just more evidence that U.S. troops are more a threat to the world than a protector. How about just send them all home and don't come back?
Goodlucktoyou
Don’t forget Okinawa is a group of islands. New case in Miyakojima...only one hospital. This is serious.
Fighto!
It took these dummies 6 months into the worst pandemic in 100 years to start doing this?
Oxycodin
GOD bless the USA! Its about time my fellow soldiers have decided to military action and enforce rules where Japan is weak at doing.