China wishes a speedy recovery to the ill Australian expeditioner at the research station in the Antarctica, and is willing to extend a helping hand, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.
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COVID-19 has arrived at a remote Chilean army base in Antarctica, with 36 people testing positive on Monday, Chilean time.
Antarctica was, until these cases were recorded, the last continent untouched by coronavirus.
According to the 5th Military Division of the Chilean Army, quoted by Spanish-language media, the group who tested positive is made up of military personnel and employees of an external maintenance company 26 are military and 10 are civilians.
The Chilean Bernardo O Higgins Station in Antarctica.
Credit:Stone Monki
The army said all were tested quickly and were being monitored by a medical team with the help of the health department.
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