COVID-19 and military justice (U.S. Forces Japan)

The commander of U.S. Forces Japan has issued a punitive (i.e., criminally enforceable) general order requiring personnel to maintain a log of their personal contacts and interactions. Stars and Stripes has the story here.

The contract-tracing order requires USFJ personnel to log:

• Date, time and duration of contact

• Location and names of individuals who come within 6 feet of the service member for longer than 10 minutes

• Those with whom the service member shares physical contact while caring for, living with or visiting

• Individuals who expose the service member to secretions, like coughing or sneezing

• Date, arrival and departure times and locations for all visits to health care facilities, as well as the details of health care waiting rooms