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Covid reaches ANTARCTICA: 36 people who are stationed at a Chilean research base fall ill with the disease – that is, it has now spread to all continents
- 36 people at General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme’s base tested positive on Monday
- This includes 26 military personnel and another 10 contractors doing maintenance
- The Chilean army said it had flown back to the mainland anyone who tested positive for the disease
- Comes after Antarctica halts all tourist travel to stay Covid-free
Coronavirus has infected a Chilean military and research base in Antarctica – which means that the disease has now spread to all continents.
Thirty-six people at General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme’s base tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
The outbreak is due to the delivery of supplies from the naval vessel Sargento Aldea, which arrived from Chile on November 27th.
The base is one of 13 Chilean bases in the Antarctic of a total of 7
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