Covid reaches every continent as Antarctica records its first cases in polar research team
Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 10:07
ANTARCTICA has recorded its first cases of coronavirus after members of a Chilean research team were struck down the killer bug.
It is the last of the world s seven continents to be affected by the disease after managing to avoid the pandemic up until now.
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Antarctica is the final continent to be affected by coronavirus Credit: AFP
In total, 36 people stationed at Chile s General Bernardo O Higgins Riquelme research base tested positive - including 26 members of the Chilean Army and ten maintenance workers.
A statement released by the Chilean Army says: Thanks to timely preventive action.it was possible to relieve said personnel, who, after being subjected to a medical control and the administration of a PCR test.turned out to be positive for Covid-19, Newsweek reports.
Covid reaches every continent on Earth as first cases reported in Antarctica
A research base confirmed 36 new infections of Covid-19, including 26 members of the Chilean army and 10 maintenance workers
22 December 2020 • 10:58am
Thirty-six people at a Chilean research base (not shown here) have tested positive for Covid-19
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An Antarctic research station has reported cases of Covid-19, meaning the virus has now reached every continent on the planet.
On Monday, the Chilean research base confirmed 36 new infections of Covid-19, including 26 members of the Chilean army and 10 maintenance workers.
In a statement, the Chilean army said: “Thanks to the timely preventive action [.] it was possible to relieve said personnel, who, after being subjected to a medical control and the administration of a PCR test [.] turned out to be positive for Covid-19.”