Antarctica Has Reported <br />Its First Cases of COVID-19.<br />The COVID-19 pandemic has finally reached Antarctica.<br />It was previously the only continent to remain<br />unscathed by the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />36 people at a Chilean research base in<br />Antarctica tested positive for the virus. .<br />In their statement, the Chilean army said<br />they were able to take “timely preventive<br />action” and transport the infected to safety. .<br />They were evacuated to Punta Arenas, Chile, where they<br />have been isolated and are currently in good condition.<br />When the world first locked down in March,<br />all major research projects in the Antarctic were halted,<br />due to the dangers of its “extreme” environment. .<br />A document by the Council of Managers of<br />National Antarctic Programs said that an outbreak of COVID-19 in<br />Antarctica would have “potential catastrophic consequences.”.<br />A highly infectious novel virus with significant<br />mortality and morbidity in the extreme and<br />austere environment of Antarctica with<br />limited sophistication of medical care and<br />public health responses .., Council of Managers of National<br />Antarctic Programs, via Associated Press.<br />... is high risk with potential catastrophic consequences, Council of Managers of National<br />Antarctic Programs, via Associated Press
