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COVID-19 reaches Antarctica as 58 working in military bases test positive At least 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Associated Press SANTIAGO: The pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth. Chilean authorities announced that at least 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus. So far no other country with a presence in Antarctica has pu...

Pandemic Reaches Last Untouched Continent Antarctica, 58 People Test Positive FOLLOW US ON: The pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth. Chilean authorities announced that 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus. So far no other country with a presence in Antarctica has publicly reported any other cases. Chile’s army announced Monday that 36 people at the Gen. Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme Antarctic base have tested positive, and on Tuesday the health minister for the Biobio re...