Antarctica has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic as 36 people have tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, December 21 at the General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme Research Station (WAP CHL-Ø2). The virus has now spread to every continent on the globe!
PCR swab tests given to Chilean researchers at the General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme (pic aside) came back positive.
The Chilean workers appear to have contracted the virus following a cargo supply delivery on November 27.
The cargo, was delivered by the Navy Vessel Sargento Aldea, which returned to the port of Talcahuano three weeks later.
At least 26 army personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 as well as 10 other contractors and at least three crewmembers of the navy ship have also tested positive.
The Chilean army has said all non-essential staff have been transported back to Chile. The infected individuals are said to be in good condition and isolating.
The General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme research station is one of 70 permanent bases located on the icy continent, 13 of which are Chilean.
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L’Antarctique a été frappé par la pandémie de coronavirus alors que 36 personnes ont été testées positives au COVID-19 le lundi 21 décembre au Général Bernardo O’Higgin
s Station de recherche de Riquelme (WAP CHL-Ø2). Le virus s’est maintenant propagé sur tous les continents du globe!
Les tests PCR sur écouvillon administrés aux chercheurs chiliens du Général Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme ( photo de côté ) sont revenus positifs.
Les travailleurs chiliens semblent avoir contracté le virus à la suite d’une livraison de marchandises le 27 novembre.
La cargaison a été livrée par le Navire N avy Sargento Aldea , qui est revenu au port de Talcahuano trois semaines plus tard.
Au moins 26 militaires ont été testés positifs pour le COVID-19 ainsi que 10 autres entrepreneurs et au moins trois membres d’équipage du navire de la marine ont également été testés positifs.
L’armée chilienne a déclaré que tout le personnel non essentiel avait été ramené au Chili. On dit que les individus infectés sont en bon état et s’isolent.
La station de recherche General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme est l’une des 70 bases permanentes situées sur le continent glacé, dont 13 chiliens.
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Despite the current situation, the Czech Antarctic Research Program will continue with field research. An eight-member team has departed from Prague on Wednesday, December 16th to Chile, where they will quarantine at a hotel, before heading on to 
The expedition will be led by climatologist and polar explorer Kamil Láska from the Department of Geography, at Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science. The operation of the station will be overseen by technicians from Czechoslovak Ocean Shipping, František Vorel and Tomáš Spáčil.
The vessel, known as ‘Orange Roughy’, completed its last trip among the long list of its scientific expeditions for the Australian Antarctic Division on Dec 12.
