The pandemic has reached every continent on Earth.
Chilean authorities announced that at least 58 people at two military bases in Antarctica, or on a navy ship that went to the continent, tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
So far, no other country with a presence in Antarctica has publicly reported other cases.
There are 36 coronavirus cases at the Gen. Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme Antarctic base, Chile says. (Google Street View)
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Chile’s army announced Monday that 36 people at the Gen. Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme Antarctic base tested positive, and on Tuesday, the health minister for the Biobio region in Chile said there are 21 infections involving people aboard the Chilean navy’s Sergeant Aldea supply vessel.