By JOSEPH DITZLER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: March 5, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. TOKYO – The largest U.S. naval base in Japan reported two new cases of the coronavirus Friday, a day after its commander lifted some restrictions for sailors at the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Yokosuka Naval Base, 35 miles south of Tokyo, had two individuals test positive during medical screenings, according to a Facebook post. The naval hospital there is monitoring five patients.