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COVID: Antarctica – December 22, reports the BBC. Antarctica It became the last interpolation that the 2019 new coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 epidemic has arrived, means that seven continents around the world have all been infected. After the Chilean Army reported 36 people infected with Bernardo O’Higgins Scientific Station From the Chilean army itself in the Antarctic Peninsula.
In this number 26 of them were military and 10 were maintenance workers. They all emigrated back to Chile.
The news came days after the Chilean Navy confirmed three people on board. Sergeant Aldeia Transportation of supplies and personnel Arrived at the research station on November 27 and returned to Chile on December 10.
It seems the crew Three men contracted COVID-19 upon returning to Chile at a naval base in the port city of Talcahuano. Central part of the country While the Chilean Navy stated that all before leaving for Antarctica were evaluated and all were negative. Or not infected
The Bernardo O’Higgins Research Station is one of the four permanent research facilities that Chile has in Antarctica and is operated by the Chilean Army.
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Although Chile is the sixth most infected country in Latin America with 585,000 inhabitants, it has exceeded 78 million people worldwide, according to statistics from World Odometers.
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