A number of young women in Tokyo infected with the new crown have been in contact with the US military stationed in Japan in the downtown area

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U.S. soldiers in Japan walk the streets of Japan without masks after drinking alcohol (social media screenshot)

According to the Japanese media "ABEMA TIMES" on the 19th, more than 5 young women in Tokyo, Japan, were infected with the Aomi Kerong mutant strain, and they had contact with US soldiers stationed in Japan within 1 month in the clubs and other places in Tokyo's bustling business district.

According to Tokyo Metropolitan Government sources, from the end of last month (December 2021) to the beginning of this month, more than five young Japanese women who had contact with US soldiers in Japan have been diagnosed with the Omikejong strain. They said they were unwell after encountering U.S. soldiers in clubs and other places in Tokyo. Other women have transmitted the virus to their families. After an ex post facto investigation, these U.S. soldiers were infected with the new crown virus.

Japanese media said that since the end of last month, the number of confirmed patients in Tokyo has surged since the end of last month, and the Tokyo metropolitan government believes that the reason for the further spread of the epidemic is likely to lie in the US military stationed in Japan. The stores in the bustling neighborhood said that the daily traffic was large, and it was impossible to lock in specific close contacts. In response to the above situation, the US military command in Japan responded that including those who tested negatively, unnecessary and unemptive outings have been completely prohibited.

According to previous media sources, Japanese public opinion generally believes that tens of thousands of US troops stationed in Japan can freely enter Japan based on the privileges granted by the "Japan-US Status of Rights Agreement" and are not restricted by Japan's epidemic prevention policy, causing an spillover of the epidemic and threatening the life safety and health of ordinary People in Japan. Japanese media continue to take photos of US military personnel still not wearing masks to go shopping and eating in downtown areas after the outbreak of the epidemic. (Overseas Network Wang Shanning)

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