Coronavirus infections have also been found in the kingdom of ice and snow in Antarctica. No patients have been registered on the mainland before.

Coronavirus: the second wave, the second closure

Later than expected by many, but in mid-November, the Hungarian government also decided to try to curb the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic by introducing restrictions. At the time of the decision, 5,000 new infections a day had been identified and the number of deaths from the virus mostly ranged from 50 to 100. The first step is partial closure, but how effective that is is questionable. Follow our news!

The coronavirus has also appeared in Antarctica; the continent covered in snow and ice has so far been considered an infection-free place, as no patients have been registered.

A The Guardian He writes that 26 soldiers and 10 workers from a Chilean research base have been infected with the virus. The patients were evaluated after undergoing a medical examination. Those involved have already been transported, so to speak, everyone is fine.

According to the Spanish press, the focal point of the infections was a research center called General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme, one of 13 Chilean research laboratories operating in Antarctica. It is also written that the virus was probably introduced.

The coronavirus epidemic has also hampered Antarctic research, with most projects on hold.

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