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- Hello and welcome to another
episode of the Zama Pulse.

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The show that brings you news highlights

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and important camps
Zama community updates.

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I'm Sergeant Raquel Birk.

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COVID-19 is still a serious
global health threat

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and it is important to
understand that potential risk

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as well as the proper preventive measures

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in order to protect yourself
and help stop the spread.

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We recently spoke with
Lieutenant Colonel Dolores Toney,

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chief of Family Medicine

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for US Army Medical
Department activity, Japan

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who provided details on some
of the symptoms of COVID-19

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and offered guidance on
what to do if you feel sick.

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- According to the Centers

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for Disease Control and Prevention,

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here are the symptoms
you should watch for,

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fever or chills, cough,

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shortness of breath or
difficulty breathing,

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fatigue, muscle or body aches,

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headache, new loss of taste or smell,

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sore throat,

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congestion or runny nose,

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nausea or vomiting, diarrhea.

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If you experience any of this symptoms,

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or think you may have been exposed

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to someone who has COVID 19,

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stay home and call the
BG Sams Health Clinic

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at 046-407-4128.

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Follow all instructions
provided by the medical staff.

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Do not visit the clinic

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since you may risk
spreading the virus there.

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Last but not least, you
should also call your chain

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of command, supervisor or sponsor

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and notify them of your symptoms.

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With your cooperation,

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we can keep our community
safe against COVID-19.

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Practice physical distancing, wear mask

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and wash your hands
frequently throughout the day.

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- Another important aspect

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of COVID-19 mitigation efforts comes down

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to individual choices that our
community members are making.

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We recently spoke with
Colonel Thomas Matelski,

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commander of US Army Garrison, Japan,

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about the importance of
personal responsibility

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when it comes to the
battle against COVID-19.

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- The phrase "do your
part" to me means that,

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I, as an individual in
a community of people,

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accept responsibility that
my actions affect more

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than just me,

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that everything that I do,

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whether it's going out
into the neighborhoods

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or traveling across the
country, which we now can do,

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that I realized that I have to do things

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that keep the rest of us safe.

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The great thing is to
check on your neighbors,

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to look out for when other
people are doing things wrong

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and politely making on
the spot corrections

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and then also highlighting good things,

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like social distancing, wearing a mask

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and then helping other
people that may be a need

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that might be new to Japan.

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- Also, please note that
US Army Japan released

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an updated general order
number one on October, 21st

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that introduced some changes
to travel restrictions.

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You can find an order number one

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on the US Army Japan website.

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As always, these restrictions
are subject to change.

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So please visit the US Army, Japan

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and US Army Garrison Japan,
Facebook pages for more details.

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If you have any questions,

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please work directly through
your chain of commands.

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The speed limit on a portion of Range Road

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near Zama Middle High
School between Selma Dottie

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and Ishinomaki avenues, recently changed.

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The speed there has now been lowered

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from 30 to 20 kilometers per hour,

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24 hours a day.

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If you are driving on
this portion of the road,

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please follow the posted speed limit

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and drive safely.

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With school now back in session,

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school buses are also back on the road.

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The buses normally arrive
on Range Road every morning

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between seven and 7:30
a.m to drop off students.

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This year, the school divides
an alternate drop off plan

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for the community to
ensure everyone's safety.

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- One is behind the tennis courts.

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We ask that you pull all
the way into the fire lane,

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drop your children off and depart.

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Please don't stop along the main road

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to let your children off as
it causes a traffic problem.

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The other is along Range Road.

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We are asking that you
pull into the parking lot

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that is adjacent to Range Road

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to drop your children off.

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- For more information
about the drop-off zones,

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please contact Zama Middle High school.

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It is important to be ready
for natural disasters.

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But an important question to answer is,

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what should we do in
order to prepare for them?

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Last month, we spoke

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with the installation emergency
managers, Scot Freeman,

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who highlighted the importance
of typhoon preparation.

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This month, we spoke with Joseph Kelly,

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an emergency management analysts,

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about the importance of
having an emergency kit

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and what types of items are
ideal to put in your kit.

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- Emergency preparedness kit
is a kit of emergency items

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that will hold you and your family over

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for up to three days.

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The reason that it is important is

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because children is a disaster hit.

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It would, we're not gonna
get to help immediately,

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it was gonna take a little time

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to mobilize help.

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And also as many of you may know,

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the supply line gets disrupted.

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So you will not, you may not be able

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to purchase items normally
at the PX commissary

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or even off posts,

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but you need items that
the bare minimum items

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that can hold you over until the,

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all the systems get up to normal.

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Each kit should be tailored to
your individual family needs,

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based on what you need.

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But I think you need the bare,
necessities would be food.

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Also have them cook the food.

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So you need some cooking utensils,

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maybe some emergency,
like camping type burners,

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can openers.

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You also need water.

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And also you need possibly
a change of clothing.

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And if it's wintertime,

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you may wanna have some
extra warm blankets

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because the utilities
would be broken down.

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Also don't forget you need lighting.

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So, good as Apple, that
will be a camp type lanterns

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with, of course, with batteries, candles,

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you will need charges for
any electronics you have

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such as cell phones and a laptop computers

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because that may be the
only form of communication.

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Also, another thing to think about is,

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any important documents you
may have such as passports,

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birth certificates,

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marriage licenses,

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that type of stuff you
may also keep separately,

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just in case you may have to evacuate.

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- If you'd like to know
more about preparing

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an emergency kit,

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or have other related
questions or concerns,

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contact the emergency management office

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at 263-4560.

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Are you familiar with the go-to campaign,

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the Japanese government began in July

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to stimulate consumer spending
and help the economy recover

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from the losses as a result of COVID-19?

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One part of that, the Go To Eat campaign,

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started in November

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and it's designed to support restaurants

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and other eateries.

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As part of the campaign,

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each prefecture is now selling

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its own unique discount
meal voucher booklet

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at places like convenience stores,

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which can be used as specific restaurants

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that the Japanese
government is subsidizing.

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The cost of the voucher
booklet is 10,000 yen

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but it includes an additional
2,500 yen and discounts,

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making it an ideal value for
those looking to safely dine

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in some of Japan's many
excellent restaurants.

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The vouchers are only good
for dining in, not take out.

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For more information about the campaign,

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please visit, GoToEat.maff.go.jp

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and remember to follow

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the US Army Japan
general order number one,

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when considering eating off base.

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And finally Camp Selma
community members celebrated

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this year as trick or treat event,

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taking proper measures to
avoid COVID-19 on October 31st

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at Camp Zama and Sagamihara
family housing area.

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Here are some highlights
of this year's event.

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Well, that's it for this month's
edition of the Zama Pulse.

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I'm Sergeant Raquel Birk,

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and we'll see you next month.

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